[bryanthompson]

But the idea that we are sending our volunteer troops over there to die is just plain wrong. They joined knowing where they would likely be going, knowing the danger, and knowing what their mission would be. We liberated 50 millioin people, built hospitals and schools, and helped them train their own armies.

Do you ask the father of a police officer if he would sacrifice his son? How about firefighers? NO, you don't. They're doing a job which happens to be dangerous. You don't assume they're going to die.