dont be fooled by bush administration saying theyre bringing 30,000 home next year?

Question

1st of all thats how much the surge was. So all that does is put the troop level back to where it was a few months ago. 2nd of all most of the 30,000 are troops who by the grace of God will have finally ended their 2 and 4 year enlistments and as expected will refuse to continue. Though it wouldnt suprise me if bush forces them to stay past their enlistment as he has to many others so far!

Answer 1

Exactly, the government controlled mass media is spinning it as a positive thing, when in reality we're simply running out of troops and it's almost impossible to extend their tours longer.

I recently read an article that they're now training Navy and Air Force personell in small-arms, ground combat and tactics.

Answer 2

I don't understand. President Bush says he'll start bringing troops home next year. 30,000 to start with, yet you say this isn't good enough. I assume that the only thing the President could say to satisfy you would be that he is bringing all 168,000 troops home tomorrow. Let's set aside the massive ethnic cleansing that would take place the day after. Have you any idea of the logistical impossibility that it would be to move 168,000 troops at once, let alone all their equipment?
You make it sound like involutary extensions are only a product of the Bush administration. They aren't. I was in the military in the mid to late '80's and saw numerous involuntary extensions. This was in peacetime.

Answer 3

Bush has been going to do something NEXT YEAR for five years now.
War was only going to last 6 months,,,, remember??

40 years ago the troop surge only took the troop level to 500,000, do you remember what the results were??

Answer 4

Nobody is going to get fooled.

Hey, we gotta increase our troops over there if you want to cut the level of troops, and then we're only going to reduce the level to what it was right before the last increase...


The Soviets didn't get thrown out of Afghanistan by bin Laden and the mujahedeen, they got sick of their boys coming home in boxes, and the troops quit reporting for duty.

I hope you're right.

Answer 5

Government controlled media? That's HOT ! Doesn't it hurt when the democrats stick their hand up your butt and play you for a puppet? I swear....you can hardly see their lips move. First...you all contradict everything BEFORE the first words are spoken. That is utterly remarkable!! Second.....what is said is cast into a barrel labeled "LIES". I swear......whos side are you guys on? Yahoo Q & A is starting to make me sick of having to look at all this belly aching. Seeing you dont have any facts buddy boy....why dont you share your crystal ball with everyone?

Answer 6

Since you've obviously never served in the US military, allow me to enlighten you about one aspect of your statement.

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There is no such thing as just 2 or 4 years in the United States military, unless you are given a General discharge or below. Every single US military contract (and yes - people do sign contracts when they serve) is 8 years in duration - the only variance is the amount of active duty time served as part of the contract.

The other part of the contract is the IRR portion - Individual Ready Reserves. As a member of the Reserves, a military member can be reactivated and returned to active duty for up to the final day of his enlistment - which is 8 years from the day s/he enlisted.

Just because a person is scheduled to end active duty on a certain day does not mean s/he will end on that day, especially in a war time scenario. It is feasible and LEGAL for a person to remain on active duty for the entire 8 years of their enlistment, even if the contract only called for 2 or 4 years of active duty. The fact remains at the conclusion of their active duty, they become reserves and can legally be reactivated for any amount of time up to the total amount of time in their contract.

The US government cannot force someone to stay in the military longer than their contract calls for. And merely reactivating someone from reserves to active duty because of a troop shortage is not "forces them to stay past their enlistment" - it is the government making use of the contract in ways a lot of military personnel don't bother to educate themselves about before they enlist.

After their total 8 years is up, the government cannot force them to remain in the military.

Answer 7

Thank you for your incite!

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Answer 8

WE DON'T NEED TO BE FOOLED. THOSE OF US WHO SERVE WITH PRIDE AND HONOR TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, WILL DO OUR DUTY. SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF CAN FREELY EXPRESS YOURSELF WITHOUT BEING SHOT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHEN THE TROOPS ARE COMING HOME, BE GLAD THAT FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND THIS GREAT NATION. YOU THINK ABOUT THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU TYPE FREELY ON YOUR COMPUTER.

Answer 9

Not fooled. But...

How come when Billary sent me to Bosnia and said we (the US) would be out of there in a year, not one anti-republican mouthpiece complained as loud when we were still there over a year later?. In fact, we STILL are there. Why not bring that up??
Chickensh!t politics, that's why

Answer 10

So, since the surge was 30k, then if they say they are bringing home 30k, they're really not bringing home 30k, they aren't bringing home anyone?