Arabs to arm Palestinians with WMDs

"Freedom Ridge" wrote in message
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Heard from a friend of mine about a news report he saw on tv tonight
which said that a radical new arabic group is planning to arm the
palestinians with WMDs.


Oh goody!!! Now Bush will have another place to invade with his (soon to be)
conscript army.

With recruiting at record levels,( fighting in a just cause I might add) He
won't need the draft .....
"John Kunkel" wrote in message
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"Freedom Ridge" wrote in message
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Heard from a friend of mine about a news report he saw on tv tonight
which said that a radical new arabic group is planning to arm the
palestinians with WMDs.


Oh goody!!! Now Bush will have another place to invade with his (soon to
be)
conscript army.

"Tom Beard" wrote in
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With recruiting at record levels,

Record low levels, perhaps.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/U...nt_040602.html

( fighting in a just cause I might
add) He won't need the draft .....

Well, that's an interesting world you live in.

Anyone ever visit from the real one?

"Lee Oswald Ving" wrote in message
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"Tom Beard" wrote in
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With recruiting at record levels,

Record low levels, perhaps.

The various recruiters for ALL services are turning away people because
quotas are full.

"Duke of URL" wrote in news:10ci0tkf4k8kbb3
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"Lee Oswald Ving" wrote in message
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"Tom Beard" wrote in
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With recruiting at record levels,

Record low levels, perhaps.

The various recruiters for ALL services are turning away people because
quotas are full.

And you think deleting the url completely contradicting that fantasy is
going to make reality go away?

"Eric Gill" wrote in message
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"Duke of URL" wrote in news:10ci0tkf4k8kbb3
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"Lee Oswald Ving" wrote in message
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"Tom Beard" wrote in
hlink.net:

With recruiting at record levels,

Record low levels, perhaps.

The various recruiters for ALL services are turning away people because
quotas are full.

And you think deleting the url completely contradicting that fantasy is
going to make reality go away?

Depends on whose reality you listen to::

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/2...8843506.htm?1c
Jun. 05, 2004
"About 7,477 soldiers were signed up last month for the active Army - 262
more than the targeted number; 2,399 troops were recruited for the Army
Reserve - 172 more than the goal."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1115003/posts 04/10/2004
"Despite a rising tide of combat deaths and the prospect of deployments to
Iraq and Afghanistan for years to come, Americans continue to volunteer for
duty and are re-enlisting at record rates"

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/19/mil...recruiting.ap/ May 19, 2004
"Statistics through 2003 show all branches hitting annual targets, with no
dramatic spikes. In fiscal year 2003, the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force
brought in 184,879 recruits to active duty, exceeding the objective by more
than 500."

Pete

"Eric Gill" wrote in message
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"Duke of URL" wrote in news:10ci0tkf4k8kbb3
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"Lee Oswald Ving" wrote in message
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"Tom Beard" wrote in
hlink.net:

With recruiting at record levels,

Record low levels, perhaps.

The various recruiters for ALL services are turning away people because
quotas are full.

And you think deleting the url completely contradicting that fantasy is
going to make reality go away?

You mean this one?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/U...nt_040602.html

How about this one?
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/...041404,00.html
Or this one? http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joini...cruitgoals.htm
Or this one? http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3540775/

Even the ABC story you giggle at is slanted to the National Guard and
Reserve recruitment issue, NOT the active force.

Congress needs to authorize a larger active force and the need for
NG/Reserve forces will diminish.

--
Dave Thompson
(The Other)

Dave Thompson wrote:
"Eric Gill" wrote in message
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"Duke of URL" wrote in news:10ci0tkf4k8kbb3
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"Lee Oswald Ving" wrote in message
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"Tom Beard" wrote in
hlink.net:

With recruiting at record levels,

Record low levels, perhaps.

The various recruiters for ALL services are turning away people because
quotas are full.

And you think deleting the url completely contradicting that fantasy is
going to make reality go away?

You mean this one?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/U...nt_040602.html

How about this one?
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/...041404,00.html
Or this one? http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joini...cruitgoals.htm
Or this one? http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3540775/

Even the ABC story you giggle at is slanted to the National Guard and
Reserve recruitment issue, NOT the active force.

Congress needs to authorize a larger active force and the need for
NG/Reserve forces will diminish.

I think we're quibbling over the meaning of words here. After NG and Reserve
units and personnel are activated and shipped over to Iraq, they are considered
part of the active force.....not the regular component, to be sure, but as much
a part of the actives doing the fighting as the full-time professionals are. NG
units and personnel in particular are removed from the legal control of their
respective state AGs when they're activated and are placed under the legal
control of the DOD.

George Z.

Oh goody!!! Now Bush will have another place to invade with his (soon to
be)
conscript army.

Actually if you look at the numbers, it is increasingly a civillian
(contractor) army. Another, (less PC) way of putting it is to say that we have
what is increasingly a mercenary army. I would much rather have an army of
conscripts than an army of characters who are not sworn to uphold our (US of A)
Constitution, and who are only obligated to answer to the highest bidder.

Vaughn