# Do you you support the war?  By sex and age this time.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 6, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666 "2006-09-06T17:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/21 "2006-09-06T19:01:55Z")

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I support the troops (who didn’t make the stupid decision to go invade), I do not support the war.

1. 

Female.

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**Author:** ![Kairos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Kairos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kairos)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/22 "2006-09-06T19:03:43Z")

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1. No
2. Female
3. 27

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/23 "2006-09-06T19:09:05Z")

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No  
Female  
30

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**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/24 "2006-09-06T19:10:21Z")

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[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy]

1. Yes, I do because I believe, deep down in my **naive** way, that the government knows better than we do.

[/QUOTE]

words your, bolding mine…but i do agree you are VERY naive…

1. another Fuck NO
2. male
3. 46

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**Author:** ![spiritturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@spiritturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiritturtle)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/25 "2006-09-06T19:10:21Z")

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No.  
Male - retired US Navy  
59

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/26 "2006-09-06T19:11:21Z")

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No.  
Male  
54

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**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/27 "2006-09-06T19:25:15Z")

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Jeez, what a bunch of naysayer’s.

I support war! Er, “the” war (wait, which war? Iraq? I do NOT support fuzzy wars like “the war on terror” or “the war on drugs”). I wish Eisenhower was in charge of it tho. Providing he was also alive… and not 116 years old… Someone _like_ Eisenhower, anyway.

Then again, I also support bombing countries with names I can’t pronounce. No, wait, “I support bombing countries whose names I can’t pronounce”? “I support the bombing of any country that has a name which I cannot pronounce”? I’ll come in again…

0x26

Male

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/28 "2006-09-06T19:25:58Z")

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I supported invading Afghanistan and Iraq but only if we did it correctly by building a real coalition and getting UN support. As we did not,  
**NO!**  
Male - Also ex-Navy  
39

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/29 "2006-09-06T19:39:25Z")

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Yes.  
Female  
60

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/30 "2006-09-06T19:55:02Z")

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Iraq – no way. Afghanistan – not sure, leaning towards no.  
Male  
44  
Scorpio  
6’1"

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**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/31 "2006-09-06T20:06:10Z")

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No. Never supported it, but we cannot leave now.  
36  
Male

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**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/32 "2006-09-06T20:06:52Z")

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Afghanistan yes - Iraq Fuck No  
male  
38  
Black - Former Army

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**Author:** ![Grammaticaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@Grammaticaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grammaticaster)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/33 "2006-09-06T20:06:58Z")

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No,  
Male,  
26 years.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/34 "2006-09-06T20:09:58Z")

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Emphatically and always has been No (Iraq)  
Male  
50

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/35 "2006-09-06T20:18:27Z")

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No.  
Female.  
51.

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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/36 "2006-09-06T20:21:46Z")

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1. Afganistan, yup. Iraq, NO. I was against it, but Colin Powell faked me out with his UN speech, but then the poor guy had been faked out himself. Now I realize my first inclination was correct.

2. Male (WWII & Korean War vet)

3. 79

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/37 "2006-09-06T20:30:05Z")

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No  
37  
Female

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/38 "2006-09-06T20:30:09Z")

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1 No,I would not support any war.

2.Male

3.38

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/39 "2006-09-06T20:30:19Z")

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1a) Afghanistan- might have been a good idea, but we did everything wrong.

1b) Iraq- No

1. Male

2. 57

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-you-support-the-war-by-sex-and-age-this-time/371666/40 "2006-09-06T21:16:53Z")

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Male, 47. I think the war is an ethical abomination, that we have innocent blood on our hands, have engaged in unilateral aggression, and have tossed our international reputation deep into the toilet, all as consequences of this stupid, exorbitantly expensive war. I most certainly do not support it in any shape way fashion or form.

I feel bad for the soldiers who were sent over there to participate in it. (Not to the exclusion of feeling bad for the Iraqi folk themselves or anything)

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