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Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have never served in the military. Neither have Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum or Bobby Jindal. And those are just the Republicans gearing up for a presidential campaign.
The same goes for the Democrats likely to seek their party’s nomination for president: Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders aren’t veterans either.
But there are a few potential candidates that have: Republicans Rick Perry and Lindsey Graham and Democrat Jim Webb.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
What do you guys think? Should a president be required to have military experience if they plan on commanding soldiers?
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: spav5
Thanks for clearing that up, you gave a well reasoned response.
At least you could elaborate on why they shouldn't. They'll be commanding our armed forces, why on Earth shouldn't they have military experience?
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: CitizenNum287119327
Absolutely. Back in the day the one issuing the commands was usually at the front lines fighting with their soldiers. It's easy to start a war when you're not the one fighting it.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: Nickn3
The Vietnam War was predicated on the Gulf of Tonkin incident, a proven false flag event to justify us going to war. I don't think we were any more stable, responsible, or honorable then than we are now to be honest. The draft shouldn't be in effect either, that's not giving people a choice. How can we claim to be a free nation if young men are forced into military service?
If Senators & Presidents want to start Military Campaigns, It should be them and their over 18 year old relatives fighting ON the front line.