07-10-2007, 11:42 AM
Watada has nothing to do with this. He is speaking of his own beliefs; he fully well knew what he was subjecting himself for in terms of punishment.
Navy personnel are being co-opted to other services to fill the ranks. The Army has missed their quota two months in a row now during their prime recruitment months, i.e. following high school graduations. Currently the Army is offering incentives of $25,000 for new recruits.
I totally agree with this Chunkster;
Chunkster - I am certainly not militaristic, but I can see the benifits of universal service for ALL, no exemptions. The reason I favor it is simple. In cases of questionable wars like this one (or as actually happened with Viet Nam,) there would be massive, disruptive opposition in the streets. Or more likely yet, the corporate oligarchs and Haliburton stockholders would never let it happen in the first place if their kids were the ones who had to die.
Conscription whether into the Peace Corps, Vista, The Armed Services or Americorps for all who graduate high school, or are 18 years of age. Two years service in a third world nation, say Louisiana (nothing against Louisiana), or a foreign nation would serve the greater good for the future. After two years of service, all should receive two years of higher education at a university, at no expense! Educate, inspire, enlighten. We could be the best nation again, restore our young peoples future of a comfortable, healthy fulfilling life, and raising a family with confidence in the future.
Just think two years without an ipod, MTV, video games, soap operas we call television, and all the assorted delusion and distracting entertainment, seeing how other people in other nations struggle for the basics of life, might mature up a generation and give food for thought while planning the future of this nation, and their families future and security. Not impossible.
The main reason the draft used for the Viet Nam war is no longer, is precisely because it got so many people involved and virtually called for the end of the war, and put an end to it. Many of those lucky enough to have avoided the Viet Nam war are precisely those who created the falsehoods to initiate and carrying on this current fiasco. It is well documented that the plan for Iraq is long term occupation, much like South Korea.
I just want to get to the Puna before we turn Iran into, to quote a military person “a large glass parking lot”.
Our educational systems have been failing for many years now and my opinion is it is purposeful, an educated middle class is a dangerous thing for the future of the elite, (8.9 million people on this earth hold most of the wealth), read Corporate America running the current show. Since the late 1960's I believe, salaries for the middle class haven't kept pace with the inflation. This isn't an anomaly it is a system that seems to be meeting its objectives, not by accident. The middle class dwindles each and every year, is feudalism that far behind? Hey I won’t even be here to worry about it, but it still bothers me to think about it, see it, and read about it.
If it weren’t for Unions, (I do realize that they aren’t the end all and be all), would people still be working for 10 cents an hour? Isn’t that the bottom line of Corporate Governments?
Anyone else notice how the news from Iraq isn’t even front page anymore. Don’t want us to worry our empty little heads about all the ugliness of it all now do they! Pretty hard to spin a street full of blood.
Best of luck for your nephew Brian, he and many young people like him need our prayers and our letters to Congress.
My step son called from Kuwait then two weeks later called from Baghdad.
Bagdad 126 degrees high for the day, 101 degrees at 1:30 AM, during last phone call this past Thursday.
mella l
Navy personnel are being co-opted to other services to fill the ranks. The Army has missed their quota two months in a row now during their prime recruitment months, i.e. following high school graduations. Currently the Army is offering incentives of $25,000 for new recruits.
I totally agree with this Chunkster;
Chunkster - I am certainly not militaristic, but I can see the benifits of universal service for ALL, no exemptions. The reason I favor it is simple. In cases of questionable wars like this one (or as actually happened with Viet Nam,) there would be massive, disruptive opposition in the streets. Or more likely yet, the corporate oligarchs and Haliburton stockholders would never let it happen in the first place if their kids were the ones who had to die.
Conscription whether into the Peace Corps, Vista, The Armed Services or Americorps for all who graduate high school, or are 18 years of age. Two years service in a third world nation, say Louisiana (nothing against Louisiana), or a foreign nation would serve the greater good for the future. After two years of service, all should receive two years of higher education at a university, at no expense! Educate, inspire, enlighten. We could be the best nation again, restore our young peoples future of a comfortable, healthy fulfilling life, and raising a family with confidence in the future.
Just think two years without an ipod, MTV, video games, soap operas we call television, and all the assorted delusion and distracting entertainment, seeing how other people in other nations struggle for the basics of life, might mature up a generation and give food for thought while planning the future of this nation, and their families future and security. Not impossible.
The main reason the draft used for the Viet Nam war is no longer, is precisely because it got so many people involved and virtually called for the end of the war, and put an end to it. Many of those lucky enough to have avoided the Viet Nam war are precisely those who created the falsehoods to initiate and carrying on this current fiasco. It is well documented that the plan for Iraq is long term occupation, much like South Korea.
I just want to get to the Puna before we turn Iran into, to quote a military person “a large glass parking lot”.
Our educational systems have been failing for many years now and my opinion is it is purposeful, an educated middle class is a dangerous thing for the future of the elite, (8.9 million people on this earth hold most of the wealth), read Corporate America running the current show. Since the late 1960's I believe, salaries for the middle class haven't kept pace with the inflation. This isn't an anomaly it is a system that seems to be meeting its objectives, not by accident. The middle class dwindles each and every year, is feudalism that far behind? Hey I won’t even be here to worry about it, but it still bothers me to think about it, see it, and read about it.
If it weren’t for Unions, (I do realize that they aren’t the end all and be all), would people still be working for 10 cents an hour? Isn’t that the bottom line of Corporate Governments?
Anyone else notice how the news from Iraq isn’t even front page anymore. Don’t want us to worry our empty little heads about all the ugliness of it all now do they! Pretty hard to spin a street full of blood.
Best of luck for your nephew Brian, he and many young people like him need our prayers and our letters to Congress.
My step son called from Kuwait then two weeks later called from Baghdad.
Bagdad 126 degrees high for the day, 101 degrees at 1:30 AM, during last phone call this past Thursday.
mella l
mella l
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