I still think what this country needs is another military draft, only this time NO LOOPHOLES for college kids, rich kids, sons (and daughters) of politicians or anyone else. That'd sure get this country's attention. Hey, Middle East oil is forecast to last roughly another 50 years so America's military is going to have sand in its boots for five more decades at least. A no-loopholes draft means that everyone goes and thus everyone has a stake in America's security, economic or otherwise.
Yeah, I know, it'll NEVER happen. No law with any weight passes wihtout massive loopholes for the priviledged to dive through.
As for the "silent majority," anyone who <u>actually states</u> that they "do not support the troops" should be stoned to death right on the spot. Yes, there are people don't support the WAR but I'd guess most Americans with any brains at all support the young people who are doing our fighting and dying for us. I think of them every time I fill my tank.
Let's send the sons and daughters of priviledge over to the Middle East to join the NASCAR kids and make the war something everyone supports. Talk about uniting people--we'd win the G-damn thing in six months.
Bill Eaton
USAF pilot 1988-97
38 combat missions Desert Storm 1991, KC-135R, plus hundreds of additional peace-time support missions in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, 1990-94. (Just so you know where I'm comin' from.)
for each American casualty and for each soldier with sand in his/her boots tonight.