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In reply to the discussion: Joint Chiefs: Looming cuts would ‘hollow’ military [View all]KamaAina
(78,249 posts)41. Cheney is an even better one
Pity, now that we know what a good shot he is.
But even when Dumbya was in, he was in the Texas Air National Guard, "training" on a plane that would soon be obsolete and would never be used in the 'Nam. Then he somehow managed to get himself transferred to a unit in Alabama, either (depending on reports) to work on a repuke campaign there, or to sidestep drug testing.
So even if the corporatists' sons and daughters were in uniform, they still wouldn't be cannon fodder.
Alternatives to the Marines: AmeriCorps, maybe?
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Those pathetic losers have lost 2 wars in little more than 10 years and they're
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2013
#9
How about using the military only is we need to defend our country and not to offend other countries
olddad56
Jan 2013
#25