2007-09-20 04:21:19 · 7 answers · asked by gone 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No not a trick question. Just wanted to know what all of you thought about this.
2007-09-20 04:29:49 · update #1
Although I'm against the war, want our troops home ASAP and would like for them to have more 'home time' between deployments... I think Webb's proposal was unrealistic, short-sighted and dangerous.
The logistical changes required to track, deploy, redeploy and assign based upon individual soldiers' deployment term, rather than unit-level deployment for mission requirements, would have been a logistics nightmare. The military assigns personnel based upon military needs for particular skills, with the individual soldier as a 'body' to 'fill a slot'. Harsh as it may sound, that's the reality of the military, and a necessity when managing for complex missions.
In addition, this is a war-time Army staffed by volunteers (smaller overall force). Congress should NOT direct the military on HOW to assign personnel. That's just my opinion based on six years in USAF, but apparently enough held the same or similar view for the proposal to fail.
2007-09-20 04:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by sagacious_ness 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it was a transparently cheap and disingenuous attempt by the Democrats to force significant troop reductions without having the integrity to be honest about this.
It also was a disgusting attempt by the Democrats to interfere with the lawful duties of the President as Commander-in-Chief. It was an attempt to usurp Executive branch powers.
2007-09-20 11:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because the republicans only support the troops dying for a failed policy.
2007-09-20 11:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by cheri b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
EASY .... .Does Everyone's Job Here At Home Guarantee Equal Home Time ? --- NOPE . In fact many people work 12 hours per day for weeks at a time when the job calls for it .
2007-09-20 11:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ummm...trick question or do you like pointing out the obvious?
We're running out of troops.
2007-09-20 11:25:52 · answer #5 · answered by Izzy N 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because,according to constitutional procedures,it did not garner enough votes from the publicly, freely elected ,representatives
2007-09-20 11:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by nobodinoze 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because we don't have enough troops . . .
2007-09-20 11:27:28 · answer #7 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋