Ken,
I know high school teacher in West virginia who said that employment ops
are so poor there that kids enlist in the service to get out of poverty.
Kat, I disagree. i think sending kids to die for a country is wrong. I'd
rather draft teachers to teach.
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> [Original Message]
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 11/1/2006 4:05:22 PM
> Subject: Re: I REALLY HATE TO ASK BUT.....
>
> even if i give you the fact that you think it truth,
> why insult them, what is the point?
>
> now as to wheather what was said has some truth, let
> me just give you this link.
>
>
> http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/cda05-08.cfm
>
> it is quite lenghty, but answers some of the myths
> that are out there. but the troops are higher
> educated
> than the general population and they are not the
> poor and out. this disproves the statement completely
> and so i have to disagree woth the conclusion that it
> is true.
> >
> > it looks like the link is broken onto two lines so
> > you
> > might have to cut and past to get the entire url
> > into
> > the address bar and get it to come up.
> >
> > --- Elizabeth Thiers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > I think as of this morning, Kerry was asked to
> > > apologize and refused. The
> > > reason being that what he says has an ounce of
> > > truth. The folks mainly
> > > joining the services aren't college educated
> > people
> > > or people who can afford
> > > to go college. They are folks who can't afford to
> > > go to college, are
> > > joining to get money for college, or are poor and
> > > need a job. More and
> > > more, people like most of my family, who would go
> > to
> > > work at a factory for a
> > > living wage are being pushed out of the job
> > market.
> > > Many folks join the
> > > service for an opportunity to get educated in
> > > something.
> > > There needs to be a draft because of the huge
> > > recruiting short falls, and
> > > huge need thanks to the war on terror
> > > but,unfortunately, as the present
> > > administration knows, it would be considered
> > > political suicide.
> > > So, while it may sound insulting and politically
> > > motivating, the comment is
> > > true. Get an education or your choices for a
> > career
> > > are slim....
> > >
> > >
> > > Beth t.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > On Behalf Of Kathleen Salkin
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:47 AM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: I REALLY HATE TO ASK BUT.....
> > > >
> > > > I agree, Ken. I think Kerry's remark was
> > totally
> > > > inappropriate and wrong - the caliber of the
> > > volunteer army
> > > > has been really high - it's the extended tours
> > of
> > > duty and
> > > > stretching of resources that has them do things
> > > that smart
> > > > people wouldn't otherwise be doing at home.
> > > >
> > > > Now I know I will be castigated for saying this
> > > but I think
> > > > we need to go back to the draft for men and
> > > include females.
> > > > Other countries make national service compulsory
> > > for its
> > > > young people, and I think there's nothing wrong
> > > with
> > > > requiring a national service of some sort,
> > > military or
> > > > non-military so that young people can get job
> > > experience and
> > > > work for their country.
> > > >
> > > > Presently, a draft would ease the burden on our
> > > forces and
> > > > hopefully bring a swifter conclusion to our
> > > presence in Iraq.
> > > >
> > > > Kat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 1 Nov 2006, at 00:22, ken barber wrote:
> > > >
> > > > i ask about john kerry's statement and was
> > > wondering if
> > > > anyone thought there would be any fall out, i
> > see
> > > nothing
> > > > that relates to that so i am going to ignore
> > your
> > > post for
> > > > the most part as nothing i could say will change
> > > your self
> > > > admited hate.
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