Should animals be used in modern-day war?

[Paul]

   From the Times Online, Takoma the dolphin is Awol. I wonder why they say AWOL and not MIA. Here is an older story with a photo that mentions Takoma from USA Today. I hope Takoma is ok.

      Paul

[Logan]

I'll bet he is ok, Paul, just having "fun" with the freedom. Hope they will get a report soon. Seem like they would have some kind of homing device on him, doesn't it?

[Ann]

I'm completely against it. Just because we humans are dumb enough to start wars doesn't mean we have the right to drag animals into it.

Aside from the animals already mentioned in this thread chickens and pigeons are also used, to detect the presence of biological and chemical weapons.

A scary fact: 5000 dogs were used by USA's troops in Vietnam, but only 140 came home. Not because the rest were all killed, but because they were abandoned.

Even if we didn't have modern technology to replace these innocent animals with I'd still be against it.

[Pam]

Ann you really need to have the flag of Iraq next to your distasteful quote and not the United States flag, even though the people of Iraq are certainly not to blame for the actions of their sick dictator.

[jackiesdaisy1935]

I also take offense to you having the United States flag flying by your name. I agree with Pam put the Iraqi flag or the Swedish flag by your name or no flag even better. I do not appreciate your
descreation of our flag. Take it off!
Jackie

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Pam
Ann you really need to have the flag of Iraq next to your distasteful quote and not the United States flag, even though the people of Iraq are certainly not to blame for the actions of their sick dictator.

pam,

why are you bothering the children???? let me do it!!!!!




and then?????

why the obsession on the past???

no wonder no one takes pacifists seriously. they are too busy seeing where they have been as opposed to where they are going...

if you are gonna judge the US on what we have done in the past
great......but why keep repeating it like parrot????

change your tune, then you MAY get an audience and someone
that will debate you..

xo

[micki76]

Originally posted by Ann
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Originally posted by jackiesdaisy1935
I also take offense to you having the United States flag flying by your name. I agree with Pam put the Iraqi flag or the Swedish flag by your name or no flag even better. I do not appreciate your
descreation of our flag. Take it off!
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It's funny, you are so touchy about people saying anything bad about your country but you will take any chance you get to ridicule other people's countries. Sorry, but it won't work on me. Not only couldn't I care less if people dislike Sweden (especially since I share their sentiments in many instances) but I also know that you do not know what you speak of.

Gee Ann, I think the point was more that she's offended by your "use" of "our" flag with your quote. I don't see her "ridiculing" your country here, or any other country for that matter. I'm pretty sure she suggested the swedish flag because you're from sweden. I also saw no one saying they dislike sweden.

I personally don't care if you fly Old Glory in your signature, but I don't like it conjunction with your quote. Our flag has wiped up much more of our countrymens blood than it's ever covered up.

Please remove either the quote or our flag.

[Paul]

   If Takoma had a tracking device then the enemy could find him. I hope Takoma has just found a new home in the wild.

   I don't think there are any more military chickens in Iraq. The story I saw said they had died and were replaced with pigeons.

      Paul

[Pam]

Originally posted by Ann
It's funny, you are so touchy about people saying anything bad about your country but you will take any chance you get to ridicule other people's countries.

Ann to my knowledge NO ONE HERE has ever ridiculed another county. It is the United State of America that is being maligned and yes I have a problem with that! I'm sorry that you can't see that but I guess it is a question of your maturity. The Dog House was created by Karen and Paul to have a place to put our feelings. So far as I can see the dialogue there has been pretty peaceful and some meaningful points are being made on both sides. It's too bad you can't contribute some intellectual thought here but you rely on offensive signatures and nasty statements to get your point across. We know where you stand, so you can give it up. Go visit some anti-American websites (I am sure there must be some out there) and have a good old time. I am sure you will feel very at home there. Some day you will grow up.

[wolfsoul]

As I type this, innocent people in Iraq are killed. That is not the past.

But it's not the Americans' fault what's happening. Do you think that the soldiers fighting out there want to fight? You say that innocent people in Iraq are dieing, well the American soldiers are innocent, they are people, and they are also in Iraq. What started this was not the Americans. It was a not-so-nice man who wants power more than anything else. Maybe Bush issued war, but it was going to start anyways. Whether Americans started it or not, it would have come. So let's please not fight about this. It is the past, because there isn't anymore we can do. It started already.

[Jessica12345]

dolphins are my favorite animals in the whole world!

i have many dolphin books, and they *sometimes* get killed in these tasks. While some people are trying to save them from being endangered, others are making them endangered. I hate it! of course, i have been obsessed with dolphins since i was in 1st grade. but even if it was a different animal... i wouldnt support it. They dont get hurt often but it makes me mad. We are risking animals lives instead of our own. would we do that with our friends? probibly not. so why with animals?