Why don't Presidents fight the war?

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• Myrmidon

  2011-02-02 09:27:06

  Because 50-60 year old men do not make the best soldiers, and their death on the frontline could derail the war effort.
• Gelzo

  2011-02-02 14:26:17

  Pony Sleuth

  Maybe they ought to send their offspring, though.
• Myrmidon

  2011-02-02 16:27:39

  Obama's kids are too young and the Bush twins seemed like they'd be incompetent soldiers.
• [Deleted User]

  2011-02-03 02:12:37

  Because authority equals asskicking, meaning that the presidents are waaaay too powerful to use. So, instead, both sides agree not to use their presidents unless the other side uses their president first.
  
• WUE

  2011-02-03 03:38:17

  Because the real world still hasn't got dudes that are BAD ENOUGH TO SAVE THE PRESIDENT, geez.
  
• Tnophelia

  2011-02-03 05:52:21

  It's the same reason why Warhammer is such a horrible fucking board game.
  
  
  
• dmboogie

  2011-02-05 13:09:26

  probably human

  Because of the jerks in the desert who are blowing up the sunshine.
  
• Nyktos

  2011-02-05 14:05:45 edited 2011-02-05 14:06:29

  a little muffled

  @Jaime: Did we move to Alera without me noticing?
  
• ClockworkUniverse

  2011-02-05 14:47:07

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  Lincoln actually got drafted at random during the Civil War. Back then, though, you were allowed to hire someone to replace you for the draft, so he did that.
  
• Stormtroper

  2011-02-05 15:35:52

  All good reasons not to have the president fight the war.
  
  Why don't we get a soldier, preferably a badass one, and automatically make him/her president?
  
• Gelzo

  2011-02-05 15:50:16

  Pony Sleuth

  We've done that before several times. With mixed results.
• Vorpy

  2011-02-05 16:01:06

  ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭

  Because the Presidents are government-types, ones who learn their trade through telling others what to do, as opposed to learning how to fight for themselves.
  
  Warrior Presidents worthy of note only appear on TV.