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8. Better yet, if you support any type of military aggression you must join the military

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:38 AM

Jan 2012

and serve until the end of aggressions.

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A different idea about military service: [View all] boppers Jan 2012 OP

Thank you sarge43 Jan 2012 #12

Why should I get paid at all? boppers Jan 2012 #19

Why should anyone be paid to be police, then? TheWraith Jan 2012 #32

. denbot Jan 2012 #2

+1 Muskypundit Jan 2012 #3

+1 JSnuffy Jan 2012 #13

You mean, if our military was based on a paid force? boppers Jan 2012 #20

The regular military are accountable under rules of war Guy Montag Jan 2012 #30

Knowledge? No... boppers Jan 2012 #21

Sounds like how the Libertarians would fund an army. white_wolf Jan 2012 #6

Underfunded, ill equiped, poorly led, and lacking in training? oneshooter Jan 2012 #14

How many times were we invaded pre-WWII? boppers Jan 2012 #22

Pre-WW2, we had a regular army just like today. TheWraith Jan 2012 #33

Uh, no the funding wasn't *anywhere* near as huge. boppers Jan 2012 #34

Those who actually had something to lose. boppers Jan 2012 #18

You know, I've always felt that if you want to declare war, FINE... Ecumenist Jan 2012 #10

But it works just the opposite of that. Lasher Jan 2012 #11

No, it is the logic of if you feel that strongly about Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #31

I have a better idea jmowreader Jan 2012 #9

What historically happens when militaries no longer reflect society? hack89 Jan 2012 #16

So very rich people can raise their own armies? hack89 Jan 2012 #15

They already do. boppers Jan 2012 #23

A majority of soldiers now are poor people. Zalatix Jan 2012 #24

Well, the 2nd Admendment does provide a good foundation hack89 Jan 2012 #28

Hrrrh, hrrrh, hrrrh gratuitous Jan 2012 #25

We already do your "nuke a silo" joke rustydog Jan 2012 #26

They paid me the princely sum of $79 a month when I joined up. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #29