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Name · 02-18-2005, 02:24 AM

Oh, don't worry, they'll call back all those(us) that thought we were out for good and already discharged honorably(there are reports of it already happening) before they institute the civilian population draft. BTW, this posturing and the Iraq fiasco was a major contributor to me choosing to leave the military, amongst numerous others.

Nephythys · 02-18-2005, 06:29 AM

we don't know if this is planning a new theatre of battle, or merely a psychological battle...let's not borrow trouble yet

Scrooge McSam · 02-18-2005, 06:40 AM

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I don't get it. You're okay with attacking Iraq, who posed no danger, but you draw the line at Syria and Korea who are PROVEN to be more of a threat than Iraq ever was?

Stunning, ain't it?

Nephythys · 02-18-2005, 06:49 AM

No, what is stunning is how everyone, including the leading dems thought Iraq WAS a threat, and that it needed to be dealt with- until we got there and found that there was nothing there now (moved into Syria, I have no doubt)- now all of a sudden the adminstration lied and there was nothing worth going for. It's a convenient lapse of memory and a revision of history.

Scrooge McSam · 02-18-2005, 07:13 AM

You say potato...

Nephythys · 02-18-2005, 07:27 AM

heehee

SacTown Chronic · 02-18-2005, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Which leads us to the possibility of a draft. Those troops have to come from somewhere and recruitment isn't exactly on the rise these days.

Don't you worry about that. The Bushies have been working on a plan to make military enlistment an attractive alternative to extreme poverty for millions of Americans. Widen the gap between the haves and have-nots and, wonder of wonders, the recruitment pool increases.

We need the poor to
fight our wars. Those too stupid
to have rich daddies.

Gemini Cricket · 02-18-2005, 08:53 AM

You go to war with the President you have.

wendybeth · 02-18-2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Nephythys

No, what is stunning is how everyone, including the leading dems thought Iraq WAS a threat, and that it needed to be dealt with- until we got there and found that there was nothing there now (moved into Syria, I have no doubt)- now all of a sudden the adminstration lied and there was nothing worth going for. It's a convenient lapse of memory and a revision of history.

Nope.

It was a leap of faith- that Tony Blair and the intelligence community might actually know more than they could let on, and that things really were as dire as Bush and his cronies were making them out to be. It was a lapse of judgement, and a mistake that I certainly will not make again.

So, if the draft is started up again, where might the rich boys (and perhaps girls) hide now? The National Guard is no longer a safe haven.

Nephythys · 02-18-2005, 09:34 AM

I am not even going to bother wasting my time pulling up the dozens of quotes of dems demanding action in Iraq, or the dem claims that Iraq had WMD's, those quotes were not leaps of faith. They were comments made by people who have access to the full info and briefings- which we are not.

I see a convenient change in opinion and attitude which is easily proven by the quotes easily found that contradict themselves for the purpose of being contrary to an administration they (and most of you) hate.

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Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	we don't know if this is planning a new theatre of battle, or merely a psychological battle...let's not borrow trouble yet
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Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	No, what is stunning is how everyone, including the leading dems thought Iraq WAS a threat, and that it needed to be dealt with- until we got there and found that there was nothing there now (moved into Syria, I have no doubt)- now all of a sudden the adminstration lied and there was nothing worth going for. It's a convenient lapse of memory and a revision of history.
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Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	You say potato...
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Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	heehee
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	You go to war with the President you have.
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02-18-2005, 09:34 AM	#20
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	I am not even going to bother wasting my time pulling up the dozens of quotes of dems demanding action in Iraq, or the dem claims that Iraq had WMD's, those quotes were not leaps of faith. They were comments made by people who have access to the full info and briefings- which we are not. I see a convenient change in opinion and attitude which is easily proven by the quotes easily found that contradict themselves for the purpose of being contrary to an administration they (and most of you) hate.
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