tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post114858646498410474..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Jack Murtha's Latest SlanderGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1148778453701245632006-05-27T21:07:00.000-04:002006-05-27T21:07:00.000-04:00Ok, boys and girls: from the "I served in the Army...Ok, boys and girls: from the "I served in the Army 34 years ago, so I MUST be an expert on what's going on RIGHT NOW...<BR/><BR/>(from repack rider's link above, quoted)<BR/><BR/><I>If you are reading this, it means that you have clicked on the "Homepage" link from one of my comments on a blog.<BR/><BR/>Before sending you to the rest of my website, I want you to know that I am a United States Army veteran. I was lucky and emerged without a scratch, because others at the same time sacrificed their lives for what turned out to be a lie in Vietnam.<BR/><BR/>If you supported the invasion of Iraq, but do not care to sacrifice a minute of your time or pay an extra $1000 a year in taxes to pay for it, if you believed the blatant lies that led us into Iraq, if you never think about brave people whose lives have been ruined or ended by that conflict, if you are able bodied and were born any time after my discharge but do not care to serve, or if you are not capable of service but never gave a thought to the tens of thousands of innocent people killed by that invasion, then please do not disgust me by suggesting that you "support the troops," because you represent everything that is wrong with our country.</I><BR/><BR/>Of course, our brave poser "repack" discharged in <B>February 1972</B>.<BR/><BR/>So, let's see:<BR/><BR/>* Charles (repack's first name, apparently) gets a letter with the first word being "GREETINGS", and at least doesn't flee to Canada - he serves out his draft enlistment in the United States Army.<BR/><BR/>* Charles leaves the Army in Feb 1972, just when Nixon begins getting a handle on the conflict, and leadership on the ground begin producing results.<BR/><BR/>* Then those results get undone by Hanoi Jane, JF'nK, and others who use the power of the press to undermine the war effort.<BR/><BR/>* Oh, and because Charles is a Veteran, he's obviously also an accomplished Economist.<BR/><BR/>Now, 34 years AFTER Charles has left the military, he can speak AUTHORITATIVELY on conditions in the ALL VOLUNTEER military now, because, well, he served.<BR/><BR/>Two comments to you, Charles:<BR/><BR/>1. Thank you for not fleeing to Canada when you got your call-up letter.<BR/><BR/>2. For assuming that 34 YEARS LATER, things are the same in the armed forces as they were prior to the end of the Draft, well, <B>GFY</B>.<BR/><BR/>/shaking headWanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06552045133035246679noreply@blogger.com