Politics & Government - 24 February 2007

I'm going to graduate in about 9 months with a degree in chemical engineering. I was if you joined the armed services you start as a higher rank with a college degree in engineering and chemical engineering is considered the most versitile.

was wondering...would they put you on a non combat path off the bat. I figure basic training is a must.......and i know i can do that.....i was in marital arts for 10 years and my instructor was a seal. I bet the seal training is tougher.....but my 8 days a week of training (yes 8..not a typo)....i think i can handle that.

Just was thinking if they put you into a combat with a higher rank....you wouldn't really be qualified to lead other people into battle.

In the end...my question i s...would you be respected if you did that.

2007-02-24 19:07:08 · 5 answers · asked by My name is not bruce 7 in Military

My daughter knowingly put her younger friend into a dangerous position by talking her into running away with her. My daughter is a chronic runaway, and nearly gets killed every time she runs. Her last run culminated in a warehouse fire that nearly killed her, and the time before that she was assaulted. Her friend is now in the hospital as a result of similar injuries to those my daughter always ends up with. My daughter, although threatened by a judge with time in juvenile hall every time, has never suffered legal consequenses for her actions and has not learned from her own mistakes. Something has to be done. It would probably save her life if we could teach her a lesson. She did know from past experience that running away to live on the streets is dangerous, and she willingly put her naive young friend in that position. If she wants to be free like an adult, she should suffer adult consequenses when she makes a bad decision.

2007-02-24 19:06:34 · 6 answers · asked by Lesley M 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

Four years ago everyone was ( Or so it seems ) was voting for Mr Bush. Now, no one will admit to voting for the man. How in the world did he win if no one voted for him?

2007-02-24 19:06:07 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Cops found weed in my car but it wasnt mine

2007-02-24 19:06:00 · 22 answers · asked by Big John 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Iran is an independant sovereign country. What gives USA the right to demand that Iran must cease nuclear activity, that it cannot develop nuclear power and that it has no right if it so wishes to use the byproduct for military development as the USA already does.

When Dick Gheney was specifically asked if the USA had plans to attack Iran his best answer was that he could not rule out anything.

By what right can the USA attack, or even threaten to attack, another country for developing technology which many other countries already have and when the USA is even spending billions of dollars to upgrade their own nuclear arsenal.

I don't see how anyone can reasonably argue with the response of the president of Iran when he said that he was willing to agree to discontinue nuclear activity before comming to the negotiating table providing that the same rule applied to every country at the table, including the USA.

2007-02-24 19:05:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Here are the figures recently published by the University of California Press, "The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution":

May, 2003: 554 deaths
Jun, 2003: 573 "
Jul, 2003: 633 "
Aug, 2003: 781 "
Sep, 2003: 543 "
Oct, 2003: 485 "
Nov, 2003: 460 "
Dec, 2003: 524 "
Jan, 2004: 562 "
Feb, 2004: 580 "
Mar, 2004: 953 "
Apr, 2004: 1227 "
May, 2004: 612 "
Jun, 2004: 829 "
Jul, 2004: 746 "
Aug, 2004: 812 "
Sep, 2004: 893 "
Oct, 2004: 894 "
Nov, 2004: 1490 "
Dec, 2004: 882 "
Jan, 2005: 993 "
Feb, 2005: 1148 "
Mar, 2005: 734 "
Apr, 2005: 955 "
May, 2005: 1181 "
Jun, 2005: 1188 "
Jul, 2005: 1393 "
Aug, 2005: 2078 "
Sep, 2005: 1211 "
Oct, 2005: 1100 "
Nov, 2005: 1192 "
Dec, 2005: 916 "
Jan, 2006: 613 " (estimated)
Feb, 2006: 524 " (estimated)

I get 30,259 by the end of Feb, 2006.

Why is it, do you think, liberals are motivated to inflate these numbers?

2007-02-24 19:01:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-02-24 18:59:52 · 10 answers · asked by Kanda 5 in Law & Ethics

Do people really believe the planet is going anywhere? Shouldn't it be, "Save the People"?

2007-02-24 18:58:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

The United Atates should invade Africa make them states use there natural resources and enlist there men to go fight in Iraq. Then the world is ours!!!

2007-02-24 18:57:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-02-24 18:56:39 · 6 answers · asked by Kanda 5 in Law & Ethics

Thanks to Bush and his enablers, the US has lost its moral authority and the element of goodness in American power.
We can begin the damage control after they are gone and banished from power.

2007-02-24 18:56:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Why are there war and terrorisim around when leaders can sort it out peacefully? Is it the nation's interest that is at stake or is it the interest of the leaders at stake? Why cant the leaders just settle the differences with a game of Counter Strike instead? We need no war but compromise and understanding. I wish you guys well...

2007-02-24 18:55:49 · 8 answers · asked by Davileo 1 in Politics

2007-02-24 18:51:33 · 9 answers · asked by thesunshineking 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Young Iraqi Veterans, alienated and often living on their own for the first time, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans increasingly are coming home to find that they don't have a home. Already, nearly 200,000 veterans—many from the Vietnam War—sleep on the streets every night, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. But young warriors just back from the Mideast—estimated around 800 to 1,600—are beginning to struggle with homelessness too. However, the rich Republicans who supported the war do not help "OR" do not care about the Veterans. This is the Republican way and it will always be the Republican way to tell the returning Veterans "Sorry! You're on your own".

2007-02-24 18:51:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

district has to provide us with potable water. The county water district requires us to pay usage fees. The say WE own the well, but THEY own the water. The water they are providing us with contains nitrates and the state is shutting our well down. This will leave us with no water. Is anyone else in a similar situation. The local government is providing us with tainted water and the state is requiring us to fix it... Any ideas?

2007-02-24 18:47:41 · 1 answers · asked by C W 1 in Law & Ethics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_on_re_eu/threatened_coasts

The issues of coastal communities is beginning to change to "save your money for efforts other than saving coastal, low lying areas"...it's startling to seen Britian make a decision to abandon expensive dikes due to the futility of maintaining them...if you are anti-manmade-global warming, is your present position on it going to look short-sighted and self serving 10 or 20 years from now?

2007-02-24 18:44:27 · 16 answers · asked by Ford Prefect 7 in Politics

a foreign nation had been corrupting USA politics and exploiting USA workers and resources for decades?

2007-02-24 18:43:30 · 15 answers · asked by Mike J 2 in Politics

I'm tinking of writing a column to the local newspaper.
This one question has really been bugging me since i was a young boy.
I always wanted to know why are there so many laws to put criminals in their tracks but never a law abolishing prostituion.
Also why isn't goverment doing more to help the poor people peddling themselve on the streets?
What good is a developed nation if a country allows such morally sinful acts to run within the country.

2007-02-24 18:32:00 · 8 answers · asked by Evans 1 in Government

Is there a June 9, 2007 Border Stand against illegal immigration

2007-02-24 18:30:39 · 5 answers · asked by Born in the USA 3 in Immigration

I am not 100% sure if I will join, but I have serious thoughts about it. I told them about it my senior year of high school and they thought I was nuts. If I join, it won't be for two years (until i graduate from college) I want my parents to support me, but i feel they may not since it could potentially kill me. I also feel that this is something I want to do, but I feel that this may be too much of a sacrifice to my parents. Am I being selfish or should I just do want I want with my life?

2007-02-24 18:29:51 · 11 answers · asked by baxtertitan47 1 in Military

2007-02-24 18:24:52 · 1 answers · asked by ritvik_143 1 in Immigration

What is a prime minister? is the position like an executive poisition like president or more of a speaker of the house type thing?

2007-02-24 18:23:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

I understand that it is illegal to share copyrighted material using P2P programs, but what about lets say I have a box of old CD's that I do not listen to anymore, is it illegal to just give them away? Its Essentially the same thing.

2007-02-24 18:22:21 · 3 answers · asked by one_drunk_monkey 2 in Law & Ethics

Also, if it were a prescription alternative, do you think it would be abused any more than prescription medications are now?

2007-02-24 18:22:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Do you know about that case ?
Why it's not easy to find if you search on line for it ?
This case and other cases like that are signs for something ?
Do you think most of Americans know really what's going outside USA or caring ?

The story in brief Paul Cortez and othe soldiers in the US army in Iraq raped a 14 year old Iraqi girl, killed her father, mother, younger sister and burned the bodies to hide it. Now Paul (100 years ) others are waiting for thier turn.

For people who think that it's a propaganda and I watch TV channels that show us lies and all the midea that tells something not shown inside America is a propaganda. Visit this link
http://www.fortcampbellcourier.com/articles/2007/02/23/news/news3.txt

2007-02-24 18:21:28 · 23 answers · asked by Wise Heart 7 in Military

The nay sayers were everywhere. Where are they now? I haven't found one person who will admit to it. Are there any honest people out there who can admit that they fell for it, even slightly?

2007-02-24 18:17:21 · 16 answers · asked by Nationalist 4 in Other - Politics & Government

I'm 18 and I want to vote, but I don't know how to register. Can you do it online? Is there a fee? Can you only do it close to election time? Please help!

2007-02-24 18:13:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

IT IN 2007?

I AM NOT SORRY IN THE LEAST FOR THE SINS OF MY GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHERS SINS.

IT'S A TERRIBLE SHAME FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY, BUT NONE OF US DID IT. AND NONE OF THOSE ALIVE EVER HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH WHAT HAPPEND. SO IS THIS A WASTE OF TIME?

IF YOU ASK ME, THE BLACKS THAT ARE HERE NOW LEAD A MUCH BETTER LIFE THAN IF THEY HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE JUNGLES OF AFRICA. WHAT GIVES?

I AM NOT A RACIST EITHER. IF SOMEONE IS ALIVE WHO LIVED THROUGH SLAVERY, PAY THEM FOR IT. BUT THERE ARE NONE LEFT. SORRY.


NONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WERE EVER SLAVE OWNERS SO I SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED FOR IT.

2007-02-24 18:12:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-02-24 18:11:17 · 7 answers · asked by Taquito 2 in Military

I would like an honest answer to why you believe we are in Iraq. I typically hear conservatives say that we were attacked on 9/11 therefore we had to invade Iraq, but I am quite curious to know why no one was advocating war with Saudi Arabia if we were merely seeking a reprisal.

2007-02-24 18:09:39 · 16 answers · asked by CelticPixie 4 in Politics