Drunk Driving causes about 16,000 deaths per year.
Installing a Breathalyzer in the cars of those convicted of DUI reduces the drunk driving fatalities by 20% [based on four states that have done it].
Making this a national law would save 3,200 lives per year.
Iraq cost less than 1,000 lives per year, at it's worst.
If your main objection to the Iraq war is the cost in lives, getting breathalysers installed in the cars of convicted drunk drivers should merit more of your time and energy by a factor of at least three.
There are valid reasons to oppose the Iraq war [a later post], but I really dislike the idea that someone opposes it out of concern for the troops. First, the troops volunteered for it and I think we should respect that. Second, I've never met a soldier or marine that was unhappy to go to Iraq. I even know a few that re-enlisted specifically to go back to Iraq - or preferred Iraq to stateside duty.
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i would like to point out that i do know a few grunts who got stoplossed into another tour who where not all that happy about it.
but over all good point
I'm not really enamored with the argument. It opposes an argument, but doesn't support anything. All it says is that the people that say thus-and-such are missing something. It certainly doesn't say "war good because drunk driving worse".
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