To run and become President should the candidates have military experience?

I think yes, why should someone control the military in our country and not understand what it is like to be a soldier, a sailor, a marine, or an airman?



What do you think and why?To run and become President should the candidates have military experience?This is not required and besides he has military advisers to assist him in all military matters.





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I would vote for a crab fisherman.To run and become President should the candidates have military experience?No. The president needs to manage a lot of things, and he has many advisers to help him, including military ones. The president doesn't need military experience to determine where our soldiers should be sent next. That requires more knowledge in foreign policy than military tactics. Actual officers can handle the details of military strategy.
From this point onward in history you wont have any presidents with military active experience since we have only voluntary or career armed forces. The previous presidents were forced to join up except for Bush Junior and Clinton who avoided the draft by joining the National Guard or the Reserves. We now have paid private military of 100,000 in Iraq and Afghanistan, we have remote-controlled aircraft which are very deadly so we dont need more real people which means it is unlikely the future Presidents will have military experience.To run and become President should the candidates have military experience?No.



Because we do not EVER want our military to control our government, and that is what would happen in the end.



Our founding fathers got it right the first time.To run and become President should the candidates have military experience?
I agree. My ideal candidate would have served in the military, then went on and ran a successful business, and then went on to become governor.



I'd have to say executive experience is #1, followed by military.
What is the oldest Colony in the world today?

The Oldest Colony in the World: Puerto Rico...







Facts:



On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico was invaded by the United States



The People of Puerto Rico are US citizens since 1917



The citizens of Puerto Rico pay full Medicare payroll taxes but their benefits are capped at 30% of the national average.



The government of Puerto Rico lacks legal personality and therefore is unable to make commercial treaties and pacts with the rest of the world. The commerce which we can establish with other countries must be via the United States, its customs, and subject to the conditions of the international treaties that the United States have agreed to, of which Puerto Rico has had no participation or voice. Obviously, Puerto Rico cannot open a niche in the world markets, nor can it establish and implement plans of economic development oriented to foreign trade due to this limitation. In this era of free trade and economic liberalization, Puerto Rico is essentially, because of its continued colonial subordination, a captive market of the United States.



Puerto Rico does not have the authority to regulate affairs and policies related to the establishment of communication systems with the outside world. The United States government is the one who has this authority in its exclusive form.



All merchandise between ports within US territory must be transported in ships of the American merchant marine. Puerto Rico is obligated to fulfill this disposition while it cannot benefit from the lower costs of ships with foreign matriculation. In this way, the products that arrive and leave the island are made more expensive due to the excessive costs of transportation. It is estimated that in 1999, the costs added to merchandise, due to the transportation costs of the American merchant marine, was over $500 million.



All nations need to regulate migratory movements for social reasons, security reasons, and economic reasons. The absolute authority in the matters of emigration to Puerto Rico rests with the federal government. By virtue of the previously stated, Puerto Rico must admit all persons that the United States authorizes to reside in its territory, including colonies. In such a situation, we lose control over any measure of economic protection that could be established for ourselves and new emigrants.



The fact that Puerto Rico must accept the dispositions of laws imposed by another country, without its consent, clearly demonstrates the colonial character of our relationship with the United States. In Puerto Rico, this is called "Estado Libre Asociado"(Free Associated State or Commonwealth). In international law, it is called "colony".



Only 2 percent of the People of Puerto Rico support the independence for Puerto Rico



It is clear that there is a democracy deficiency in the United States.







Thousands of Puerto Ricans have shed their blood defending the United States in the name of freedom and democracy in all wars since World War I. Yet, they are not allowed to vote for their Commander-in-Chief. The people of Puerto Rico do not have voting representation in the U.S. Congress, even though all federal laws apply to them. Therefore, Puerto Ricans have no say in the making of the federal laws that apply to them. Likewise, the U.S. Supreme Court has absolute jurisdiction over Puerto Rico and all its rulings apply to Puerto Rico. However, the people of Puerto Rico do not have representation in the U.S. Senate to vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominees. In all, the people of Puerto Rico are ultimately governed by an Executive whom they did not vote for, a Congress in which they are not represented in, and a Supreme Court whose justices they did not confirm.



The 4 million U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico are disenfranchised citizens and are treated as second-class U.S. citizens. Are we going to tolerate this un-American and discriminatory treatment towards a particular group of U.S. Citizens? Are you willing to keep contributing $22 billion per year to support this unjust territorial status? After 112 years of service and sacrifice, it is time to add an additional star to our American constellation.



Our sons and daughters have made their mark on the US honor roll. I invite you to find a state that has earned more Purple Hearts per capita in combat than our island. Our people are never afraid to defend the red, white, and blue.



Being a colony of the United States has changed the lives of five generations and granted them a shot at democracy and an abridged version of the American Dream. But after 112 years of playing in the minor leagues, don't we deserve our shot at the big leagues?To run and become President should the candidates have military experience?
Not at all. Numerous presidents have not had any military experience and still managed to do fairly well. They should be sensitive to the military though and listen closely and all. You just need good people around to rule well.