You know as I have been sitting here and reading the different threads on CTV and here, I was wondering about the "innocent soliders" whose lives have been lost due to the war over in Iraq. It made me think "What If" people convicted of someone's murder i.e., Vincent Doan who are serving LWOP and the others on Death Row be made to serve and/or volunteer to serve on the front line in place of the "innocents" who have not been convicted of committing a crime or murder. If these folks want to kill so much and beat folks up and dispose of their bodies, why couldn't we send them over there? It seems like if they want that certain type of lifestyle and like the violence let them kill the enemy. I know it's far fetched but the fact that these folks are sitting over here safe and sound while others are dying really steams me. /
I understand how you feel. Unfortunately, it's not a good solution. That was one of the big problems with Vietnam. Today we know that voluntary, professional service members make for a much better military. If anything, qualifications to serve in the military should become more stringent than they are. Having served in the Air Force, I can tell you that I want only the elite on my team........and most of them are (the elite).