Tag(s): ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (more...) , Add Tags  (less...)
Add to My Group

View Ratings | Rate It

Permalink
View Article Stats      (6 comments)

More troops: Where will they come from?

Add this Page to Facebook!
Submit to Twitter
Submit to Reddit
Submit to Stumble Upon

Tell A Friend

Become a Fan
Get Embed HTML Code
By (about the author)      
Become a Fan Become a Fan  (8 fans)

opednews.com

::::::::

So now Bush the Decider has decided to expand the overall size of our military.

Our existing troops have already served multiple tours in the meat grinder that is Iraq, so we need some fresh meat.

Where will they find new recruits?

Will they reinstate the draft?

And wouldn't it be a good symbolic gesture if the Bush twins were the first to volunteer for this "noble cause"?

-----

 

Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views (more...)
 

The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.

Contact Author Contact Editor View Authors' Articles

Follow Me on Twitter

 

Share this page: (what's this?)                   Tell a Friend: Tell A Friend

Add this Page to Facebook!      Submit to Stumble Upon      Submit to Reddit      Add This Page to Mr Wong!           NEWSVINE      DEl.ICIO.US      Looksmart Furl      My Web      Blink List     (More...)

Comments

The time limit for entering new comments on this diary has expired.

This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.

Comments: Expand   Shrink   Hide  
6 comments
To view all comments:
Expand Comments
(Or you can set your preferences to show all comments, always)

Do Something by Eileen Fleming on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 at 8:33:48 AM
Harry Reid has changed his position by Mary Shaw on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 at 8:41:27 AM
A good start... by Daniel Geery on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 at 8:42:41 AM
A RESURGE WOULD BE AN EASY FIND by Dale Hill on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 at 10:42:29 AM
Bush expanding his war by Dan Merica on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 at 2:22:59 PM
Not to worry by Fred F on Monday, Dec 25, 2006 at 3:22:53 PM