Just like Unca Dick, Jenna has "other priorities."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

ON EDIT: The link: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1670398,00.html

10 Questions for Jenna Bush
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007 By CAROLYN SAYRE



If the war in Iraq is so noble, why aren't you and your sister serving our country there? —Donald Pence, San Francisco

I understand that point, but there are many ways to serve our country, and I think my skills are better suited for teaching and representing the U.S. in Latin America through UNICEF. I respect the men and women of our country who are over there fighting. It is an unbelievably selfless thing to do. But if people really thought about it, they would know it's not even a practical question.

[tanyev]

1. If her skills are so well-suited for teaching, then why didn't she get a teaching degree?

[angrycarpenter]

2. I'm like- rich duhh!

[bahrbearian]

3. The Texas National Guard is in Iraq , so what about UNICEF

[murielm99]

4. As much as I dislike the BFEE,

she has a point.

One of the British princes wanted to go there. They decided he would be too much of a target, and kept him home.

She would be a target, too.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

16. The royal at least served in the military during a conflict. All of FDR's boys served during WW II.

The children of the Ruling Class except in rare exceptions aren't involved in the war's created by their parents anymore. Makes it far too easy for the Ruling Class to sacrifice other people's children since theirs are too "special" to be put in harm's way

[cobalt1999]

17. without a draft, I doubt you see the children of presidents

serving in a war again.

[niyad]

5. "if people really thought about it"? we HAVE, you drunken twit, which is WHY we keep asking.

[cobalt1999]

6. She;s under no more obligation to join the military than any other person her age.

I'll keep my vitrol for her father.

[flyingfysh]

7. thousands of Iraqis also had other priorities

That didn't stop them from getting killed by Bush's war.

[Bitwit1234]

8. I still don't know what she is doing that supports the country in time of "WAR"

Writing a book.....running around the country and the world drinking and drugging. Is that so she'll get all the booze before ever one else does.

[incapsulated]

9. She is right, you know

Alcohol and coke aren't as easy to come by in Iraq, when you really think about it.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

10. America does not have conscription, therefore there is nothing hypocritical about this.

If other people were being forced to join the military by her father, it would be hypocritical for her to refuse to do so herself.

However, since they aren't, it's perfectly reasonable for her not to.

This manufactured outrage from liberals is exactly the same fallacy as used by the conservatives in 2000 who said "If you don't want to remove Saddam from power by military force, go and live under his regime".

There are plenty of serious reasons to oppose Bush. That his daughter chose to become a teacher is not one of them.

[incapsulated]

11. Not really

They dragged these two out of whatever clubs and bars they were partying in to actively campaign for their father, who is happily sending anyone in the Guard to die in Iraq for his Noble Cause. It's fine for other people's kids to die for his crusade, of course. Not his brats.

Prince William didn't have to go, either, but he did and didn't even support an idiot father who started the war to begin with.

[incapsulated]

12. And I will add *anyone* of fighting age who supports this war

To the list of scum if they don't sign their own asses up to go.

[rosabianca]

14. close :)

It was Prince Harry, not William who was going to go to Iraq, but it amounts to the same thing. Their uncle, Prince Andrew, actually did serve several years ago, as a fighter pilot, if I recall correctly. In the end, it was decided Harry would be too much of a target and would put his unit at risk, so he didn't go. So Jenna does have a point, anyone she or her sister served with would be in far more danger than if they were not there. And at least she appears to be trying to do something more with her life now than simply partying, making people aware of the AIDS crisis in Africa is a good thing.

Saying all that, there are several sons and daughters of other pro-war politicians who would not have a target on their backs, so there is no good reason for them not to sign up.

[incapsulated]

15. lol, I get them confused

You are right.

But, it's not like Jenna has to sign up for combat duty, at all. She can join the military without any worry about being sent to the front lines, she is the presidents daughter.

But the military is so... restrictive, you know. Lame.

Frankly, watching these two the past 8 years, I kinda have a hard time buying this Angelina Jolie-type of 180 degree turn around all of a sudden.

[Vincardog]

19. She could join up and serve stateside thus freeing up a not target troop to go. That is

what her aWoL dad did.

[sampsonblk]

18. I agree, although I lean toward conscription

[Sukie1941]

13. Busch Twins could have done something

There are lots of noble jobs one can do to serve our country (and not even military-related jobs) besides writing a book for one's own financial gain.

Jenna could have worn a military uniform and performed work in lots of non-combat jobs right here in the US.

Ditto her sister Barbara.