2007-09-02 13:02:50 · 8 answers · asked by Dream Realized 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
What makes you think the U.S. military isn't up to it. Have they not done all they were asked to do ? The only problem they have had is who was asking and how long it took for them to ask. The U.S. military can not be blamed for inept politicians. The only problem they have is manpower and a draft would fix that.
2007-09-02 13:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by old-bald-one 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wrong. Recruits are better educated than the average American and they come from families that have average incomes.
EDUCATION LEVELS OF RECRUITS:
"We find that, on average, recruits tend to be much more highly educated than the general pubÂlic and that this education disparity increased after the war on terrorism began. Comparable detailed education data from the Census classify the educaÂtion level of individuals into one of seven categories (from less than high school up to graduate/profesÂsional degree). We generated a binary variable that assigns a 1 for individuals with a high school diploma or higher and a 0 for less than a high school diploma.
If one single statistic could settle this issue, it is this: 98 percent of all enlisted recruits who enter the military have an education level of high school graduate or higher, compared to the national averÂage of 75 percent"
FAMILY INCOME:
"The household income of recruits generally matches the income distribution of the American population. There are slightly higher proportions of recruits from the middle class and slightly lower proportions from low-income brackets. However, the proportion of high-income recruits rose to a disproportionately high level after the war on terÂrorism began, as did the proportion of highly eduÂcated enlistees. All of the demographic evidence that we analyzed contradicts the pro-draft case"
http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/cda05-08.cfm
2007-09-02 20:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by a bush family member 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why do you libs care whether they'll support us in future wars, aren't you appeasers against all wars and saying "wars doesn't solve anything?"
2007-09-02 20:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by RICARDVS VII 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by this? Today's military is eons ahead of what we had in the past in regards of intelligence and education.
2007-09-02 20:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE THEIR WON'T BE FUTURE WARS. THE WAR IN IRAQ HAS BEEN PROPHESIED OVER A THOUSAND YEARS AGO. THIS WILL BE THE LAST WAR AND THE COMING OF THE JUDGMENT DAY.
2007-09-02 20:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The intellect of our military is not a problem. They're very well educated and very well trained. And who are the 'us' and 'we' you keep referring to?
2007-09-02 21:53:09 · answer #6 · answered by Cherie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our military was intellectual?
Who's been feeding you nonsense? Bush? Jerry Falwel?
2007-09-02 20:11:04 · answer #7 · answered by WO LEE 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just do not start any wars and you will have no worries.
2007-09-02 20:07:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋