I do not believe that the children of presidents or vice-presidents should be assigned to combat zones. They have no place there.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I thought it was unfair to ask school kids to integrate first. The parents should lead the way, not send out the children as advance troops.
If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death. There's not a handy one-minute way of talking to your kid about war.
Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers.
I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.
So we have a group within the office that is devoted to support for the war fighter. That's, of necessity, an operational and tactical level of concern.
People should not be in a position where their children have access to weapons and ammunition.
Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in close proximity to family and friends.
Well, the fact that the news industry doesn't have enough money to only send salaried staff to war zones means there is an enormous, wide-open opportunity for young people who want to be on staff and don't know how to get there.
I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.
You know, the commander-in-chief's first responsibility is look out for those in uniform who fight the wars.