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[theapportioner]

Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore

I also think we should give the public the benefit of the doubt in terms of their actual awareness about this war. Poll numbers have been pretty down on it lately, primarily b/c it's beginning to look like an endless situation with no clear exit strategy or resolution. People tend to love going to war for noble causes, but they're not too fond of nation building and all that unpleasant after stuff. Goes again back to my point about the impulses of the public. But I think the general public has a pretty good finger on Iraq.

I get the impression that most people think "yeah, this war kinda sucks" but are more concerned about the next Hollywood blockbuster or the sale on lawnmowers at Wal-Mart. Or other "serious" matters like white person kidnappings. Polls can be misleading in that they don't usually reflect how much people care about, or are engaged in a certain topic. It's also a media thing, so I don't mean to oversimplify the issue.

If you're getting at some kind of compulsory service, not necessarily military in nature, well I'd be down with that.

Sounds like a good idea, although I'm not sure how one'd go about implementing it on a mass scale. Knowing our government, we'd probably end up "volunteering" for companies like Monsanto or Merck.