Draft:6-2-05 "Special Skills" Draft Considered

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: conjur
I wonder how many parents voted for the Propagandist and actually support the war but don't want their kids to die for what we know to be based on a lie?

Umm.. all of them? I can't imagine any parent "wanting" their kids to die..

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: conjur
I wonder how many parents voted for the Propagandist and actually support the war but don't want their kids to die for what we know to be based on a lie?

Umm.. all of them? I can't imagine any parent "wanting" their kids to die..

Yes, they were duped with reverse psychology from President Cheney.

If you vote for Kerry then Osama will kill you and your children

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: conjur
Growing Problem for Military Recruiters: Parents
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/nyreg...a061a843432a6&ei=5094&partner=homepage

"We want to show the military that they are not welcome by the P.T.S.A. in this building," she said. "We hope other P.T.S.A.'s will follow."



Some of that opportunity was provoked by the very law that was supposed to make it easier for recruiters to reach students more directly. No Child Left Behind, which was passed by Congress in 2001, requires schools to turn over students' home phone numbers and addresses unless parents opt out. That is often the spark that ignites parental resistance.


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ANY POLITICIAN WHO SIGNED THAT SH!T INTO LAW SHOULD HAVE THEIR CHILDREN TAKEN FROM THEM AND FORCED TO SERVE IN IRAQ!!!!!!! :|

 

[irwincur]

edit: Ok the US has 500,000 troops available. 65% are eligible to be deployed. That's 325,000. Somewhere between 138,000 and 150,000 are in iraq. That's 42-46% of active troops. Maybe this is where an accountant could help you, because math obviously is not your forte.

No, do you not recall that there are also Reserves and Guard members. Of course not, the left usually chooses to avaoid that. They are technically active duty, and they signed up for that - so no feeling bad when they get shipped out.

Total strength of the US armed forces with active duty, reserves, and national guard is around 3,000,000 (or more). Also, most of the troops in Iraq at the moment are not active duty and have not been for some time. There are enough active duty troops in Korea and Eruope to fight two more Iraq wars at the same time.



Conjour - why would you even bother to use a NYT article as proof of anything. We all know that they are the biggest sham in reporting today.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
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Didn't make any difference, the Rich and Religious still re-elected him.

As is their constitutional right.

anyways...

Why is I keep hearing about fear tactices from the right? When Drafts/Economic Collapse/War with Iran/Syria/China/North Korea/f*ckin everybody/Police State/ etc etc all come from the Left?

Do the dems ever have anything good to talk about? Should we start giving them all prozac or something?

Well, in all fairness, the right isn't exactly a happy ray of sunshine. It's all negative fearmongering lately, and if it isn't war, economics or a police state, it's gay marriage, terrorism, or the French.

 

[Rainsford]

By the way, all you guys whining about the left's fearmongering, the idea of a special skills draft isn't just some random conspiracy, it's something Selective Service is considering. I'd also like to point out that it's nothing more than an idea at this point. But still, all political bitching aside, who thinks the concept is a good one? Drafting special skills people for reasons other than a war doesn't sound right to me.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Conjour [sic]- why would you even bother to use a NYT article as proof of anything. We all know that they are the biggest sham in reporting today.

If they're the biggest sham, go to town debunking that article. Should be a piece of cake for you.


Note I won't be holding my breath.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: irwincur
Conjour [sic]- why would you even bother to use a NYT article as proof of anything. We all know that they are the biggest sham in reporting today.

If they're the biggest sham, go to town debunking that article. Should be a piece of cake for you.


Note I won't be holding my breath.

*crickets*



Anyway,

Drug abuser? Out of shape? Pregnant? Doesn't matter. Uncle Sam wants YOU for its illegal wars! Now even the couch potatoes and drug addicts can join in on the fun torturing and abusing innocent people in faraway prisons!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1499164,00.html

 

[nergee]

" Growing Problem for Military Recruiters: Parents".......this is a good thing....parents that care about what happens to
their kids.........................

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
We need a draft for the children of politicians.

Wouldn't work, W was in the Military but money gave him favoritism.

Better that we all see that actually occur.......

LOL, been there, done that. It would be ironic to see how fast some of the Bushies would change sides if push came to shove and we had to start a draft.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: irwincur
Conjour [sic]- why would you even bother to use a NYT article as proof of anything. We all know that they are the biggest sham in reporting today.

If they're the biggest sham, go to town debunking that article. Should be a piece of cake for you.


Note I won't be holding my breath.

He got his opinion from a bumpersticker.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: irwincur

Nice to know I'm going to be both young and CPA certified with a masters in acctg by the end of 06...

Yeah, a CPA is going to do the military a whole lot of good.

Eh, I can stop a bullet or two with my face.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Dissipate
Personally, I would go to prison before I ever went into service to the state.

Correct. I'm not even eligible to serve again, and I'd go to prison to help other stay out of service to this state.

*note I said this state, meaning this administration. There's a time to serve the country. This ain't it*

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: irwincur

edit: Ok the US has 500,000 troops available. 65% are eligible to be deployed. That's 325,000. Somewhere between 138,000 and 150,000 are in iraq. That's 42-46% of active troops. Maybe this is where an accountant could help you, because math obviously is not your forte.

No, do you not recall that there are also Reserves and Guard members. Of course not, the left usually chooses to avaoid that. They are technically active duty, and they signed up for that - so no feeling bad when they get shipped out.

Total strength of the US armed forces with active duty, reserves, and national guard is around 3,000,000 (or more). Also, most of the troops in Iraq at the moment are not active duty and have not been for some time. There are enough active duty troops in Korea and Eruope to fight two more Iraq wars at the same time.



Conjour - why would you even bother to use a NYT article as proof of anything. We all know that they are the biggest sham in reporting today.

Actually at last record there were about 1.4 million persons on active duty, and 450,000 national guardsmen. Reserve numbers are harder to qualify, but 'most' source consider the current total military force at about 2.4 million. Remember though that a very large amount of those are not 'deployable' forces, but ancillary and support services positions. We have about 1 million capable fighting men and women last time I checked.