Koolblue13 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Simple question and I know we have a lot of ex military in here, who obviously would, because they signed up. Just curious how important Afghanistan is to everybody personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Should be rephrased to "would you lose a leg to find bin laden" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'd have to know the specific intent of the mission along with what the metric of success is before making that call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Direction Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Should be rephrased to "would you lose a leg to find bin laden" Yeah. It depends on whether or not we have a clearly defined mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeysc23 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'd have to know the specific intent of the mission along with what the metric of success is before making that call. agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Would I RISK losing a leg?...Yes But that is not the stupid phrasing used is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'd have to know the specific intent of the mission along with what the metric of success is before making that call. Yeah. It depends on whether or not we have a clearly defined mission. We are in Afghanistan right now, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 The phrasing is a bit off. But yes, I would go where ever I was asked/told to go. Not just Afgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 We are in Afghanistan right now, right? yes, minus a clearly defined mission and metric of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBird Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'm guessing the poll is asking if we'd be willing to sacrifice ourselves to accomplish our military mission in AStan. I'm a veteran, my answer when I was 17 was Yes and my answer now that I'm 32 is still Yes. However, atleast for me, it wasn't about the mission as much as it was about my brothers with whom I served. I would go fight little green people on Mars with my brothers if we were asked to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 It is a very poorly framed question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Would you risk losing a leg for your family? Because that is what your brothers in arms are, your family. So, yes, I would risk losing a leg if it meant keeping my family safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'm guessing the poll is asking if we'd be willing to sacrifice ourselves to accomplish our military mission in AStan.I'm a veteran, my answer when I was 17 was Yes and my answer now that I'm 32 is still Yes. However, atleast for me, it wasn't about the mission as much as it was about my brothers with whom I served. I would go fight little green people on Mars with my brothers if we were asked to go. Would you risk losing a leg for your family?Because that is what your brothers in arms are, your family. So, yes, I would risk losing a leg if it meant keeping my family safe. This and This! Though the question is a bit vague and confounded the sentiment, atleast for me, is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hell no, how would I win an ass kicking contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneskins Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Would you risk losing a leg for your family?Because that is what your brothers in arms are, your family. So, yes, I would risk losing a leg if it meant keeping my family safe. Perfectly said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlaird82 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I just returned from Afghan about 3 months ago with my group and i will tell your that it is the most important missing going on as well as the front for the GWOT. We will probably be in Pakistan soon IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 So is the OP asking if I'd go to Afghanistan knowing I'd lose a leg? Or would I give a leg to end the war there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky72 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Not sure what the question is exactly. But I wouldn't lose a fingernail for the current Afghanistan "mission". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 I don't understand what the problem with my question is. We are at war in Afghanistan. In war, you have a chance to be seriously injured. That injury could be losing a leg. Do you believe in what we are doing in there, enough to give up your own leg, win or lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I just returned from Afghan about 3 months ago with my group and i will tell your that it is the most important missing going on as well as the front for the GWOT. We will probably be in Pakistan soon IMO. As I have suspected for years. Your post strengthens my hunch that there is so much more at play here than the general public knows. This is a slowly (and purposefully) escalating mission that culminates in so much more (and so differently) than we are being told about. It doesn't matter who is prez or what his agenda is. It's about things that have nothing to with freedom, justice, oil or revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky72 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I don't understand what the problem with my question is.We are at war in Afghanistan. In war, you have a chance to be seriously injured. That injury could be losing a leg. Do you believe in what we are doing in there, enough to give up your own leg, win or lose. I have a chance sitting here in California to lose a leg in the Afghanistan War? It's just a strange hypothetical. If the choice is losing a leg in the war as a soldier, this would seem to require enlistment first. So, since I don't think the war is or was crucial enough to enlist, the "losing a leg" part seems a needless extension of that choice. If the hypothetical is: Lose a leg (whether soldier or civilian) and everything we're trying to accomplish in Afghanistan magically succeeds, I'm not sure even then, because I don't think our leaders have much of an idea of what they're trying to accomplish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I don't understand what the problem with my question is.We are at war in Afghanistan. In war, you have a chance to be seriously injured. That injury could be losing a leg. Do you believe in what we are doing in there, enough to give up your own leg, win or lose. Like I said earlier, you don't get injured in war for the place you are deployed to. You get injured in war for those you deploy with. Soldiers don't have the luxury of deciding whether they agree with a mission; they just go. The people around you (and those at home) are what make you go out each day. That is why the overwhelming sentiment amongst the injured is to hurry back to their units.Your question is twisted. You are focusing on what the overall public thinks the mission is about. No one will volunteer to lose a leg for Afghanistan. However, a high percentage of our force will risk losing a leg to protect those they hold close. Seriously, how many people would sign up if the recruiter said, "Sign up for the {insert branch} and lose a leg in Afghanistan". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'd give a kidney for a super hot Afghan chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 would i trade a leg for a taliban-less peace in afganistan? yes, yes i would. (but that question is utter fantasy, of course) would i RISK a leg (or arm or my life) for a small hand in whatever it is the US is doing there ... that's a much more complicated question. i have no idea how to answer this poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Bottomline: It is the same thing as asking "Would you lose your life for your country." Sadly, so far I see that the majority on this board are not willing to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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