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2007-04-03 Fifth Column

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-03 19:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why not? You can't have 'another Vietnam' without a Military Draft and millions of civilian deaths after the democrats cut funding right?

/sarc

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-04-03 20:35|| 2007-04-03 20:35|| Front Page Top

#2 There are a lot of people who could seriously benefit from getting drafted - but only if the military puts away all its PCBS and trains like it did in the olden days. Run those butter butts into shape. Enforce serious discipline. Learn teamwork. Lots of transferrable skills. All on top of getting to kill some terrorists. What's not to like?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-04-03 20:37|| 2007-04-03 20:37|| Front Page Top

#3 However, the situation on Capitol Hill changed when Democrats won marginal control of both houses of Congress in November of 2006. As a result, Rangel now serves as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, while Murtha chairs the Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on defense.

i.e. : more pork for votes - political whoreing. How appropriate that they recognize the Donk's penchant to throw national security and common sense away for political pork/vote buying. Disgusting assholes

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-03 20:41|| 2007-04-03 20:41|| Front Page Top

#4 /I>

I don't get the connection.

Posted by DoDo 2007-04-03 21:00|| 2007-04-03 21:00|| Front Page Top

#5 they'll buy votes to support their bills

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-03 21:04|| 2007-04-03 21:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Everytime Murtha opens his mouth, a Marine cries.

Posted by SteveS 2007-04-03 21:05|| 2007-04-03 21:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Murtha is the official X Marine. spit

Posted by Hupique Protector of the Geats1059 2007-04-03 21:17|| 2007-04-03 21:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Draftees could not learn to be proficient on modern weapons systems unless they were drafted for 4 to 6 years. All they would do would be suck up the money and prevent the regulars from being well armed, well equipped and well trained. Basically this is just another Democrat scheme to emasculate our military.

Posted by RWV 2007-04-03 22:22|| 2007-04-03 22:22|| Front Page Top

#9 We have a very small military, compared to the military after WWII to Vietnam. Small, and a hell of a lot better. The bang for the buck is mind boggling and the quality is far better than any other military in the history of the world. And while it may not be able to cover as much, it can do it a hell of a lot better with a hell of a lot less loss of innocent life and soldiers.

So fuck off, you damn REMF.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-04-03 22:22|| 2007-04-03 22:22|| Front Page Top

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