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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1319718,00.html
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Fred Bloggs
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SioL wrote:
as you keep it in perspective.
All this and more at http://www.michaelmoore.com -all very fun as longhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1319718,00.html
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as you keep it in perspective.
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Rich Grise
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On Wednesday 13 October 2004 07:54 am, SioL did deign to grace us with the
following:
And there are people who think there's anything normal about this?
Thanks,
Rich
following:
There's _National Guard_ in _Iraq?_http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1319718,00.html
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And there are people who think there's anything normal about this?
Thanks,
Rich
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xray
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 06:09:25 GMT, Rich Grise <null@example.net> wrote:
When I was in the infantry in Vietnam, we suddenly got a new medic. He
was an over-weight mama's boy from somewhere in the south -- Alabama,
maybe. He failed to attend his meetings and suddenly found himself
sucked into wonderland. Hmm, wasn't there another guy who failed to meet
criterion for Guard attendance but nothing happened?
For us it sucked because he couldn't keep up physically and didn't give
me good vibs about knowing what to do if I got shot.
Anyway, that was the only way I know of that U.S. National Guard found
themselves in foreign combat even during that big, draft-everyone,
"action." The Guard is supposed to be used to protect America at home.
Until now.
I can't even imagine how my morale and performance would have suffered
if I got extended in a war zone, or was called up from inactive status,
or was not allowed to leave active duty at the end of my tour. Strikes
me like some older wars -- like Roman empire or Napoleon.
Great way to keep our troops motivated.
No draft, though. That could never happen again.
You're kidding, right?There's _National Guard_ in _Iraq?_
And there are people who think there's anything normal about this?
When I was in the infantry in Vietnam, we suddenly got a new medic. He
was an over-weight mama's boy from somewhere in the south -- Alabama,
maybe. He failed to attend his meetings and suddenly found himself
sucked into wonderland. Hmm, wasn't there another guy who failed to meet
criterion for Guard attendance but nothing happened?
For us it sucked because he couldn't keep up physically and didn't give
me good vibs about knowing what to do if I got shot.
Anyway, that was the only way I know of that U.S. National Guard found
themselves in foreign combat even during that big, draft-everyone,
"action." The Guard is supposed to be used to protect America at home.
Until now.
I can't even imagine how my morale and performance would have suffered
if I got extended in a war zone, or was called up from inactive status,
or was not allowed to leave active duty at the end of my tour. Strikes
me like some older wars -- like Roman empire or Napoleon.
Great way to keep our troops motivated.
No draft, though. That could never happen again.