many people on this forum have talked about the military's commitment to it's mission. many conservatives have used this rationale to conclude that our military is behind it's leaders. i think that the desertion rate may be an indicator of a growing disenchantment with the administration's unyielding plans. perhaps, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
2007-11-16 06:12:44 · 8 answers · asked by tomjohn2 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Just maybe prople are beginning to realize WE ARE NOT IN A WAR. The United States invaded a soverign nation.
2007-11-16 06:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mommiedearest 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 23:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by ludlum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true. My friend james is in the Army and does not support the war, and says that a large amount of people in iraq dont either.
Desertion is grounds to be called a pussy though. If you sign up for it, you have to do what your told.
But yes, I agree. It's the tip of the iceberg.
2007-11-16 06:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by Snowboard Zombie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Desertion is always a minor problem. But, the media don't seem to differentiate between desertions in the regular forces and those which occur in the ranks of the reserve and National Guard personnel who have been mobilized for active duty. I find humor in the position of those who chastize the current President for avoiding service in Vietnam by joining the Air National Guard while seeming to rationalize desertions from activated Guard members and others in the Reserves.
Many of those who desert do so after basic training. That shoert involvement with the military world suddenly finds them unable to make the mental transition and to regret their decision to enlist.
As for the administration's "unyielding plans", we are at war. I don't want to see any "yielding" by any administration in the prosecution of that war. The reality of being at war may represent an annoying inconvenience to the members of the Ostrich Society who have their heads planted firmly in the sand. But, it is a reality I have to deal with because it came with a shock at the end of a decade of denial in which the Ostrich Society held sway.
2007-11-16 06:45:15 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Read the article in today's New York Times on this very subject.
2007-11-16 06:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the desertion rate is about 1/4 of 1%. That is very low.
We have a higher desertion rate here at the cushy office where I work.
2007-11-16 06:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by Dash 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
show me your facts to support this.
2007-11-16 06:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by what? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't like the movie, get up and leave.
2007-11-16 06:20:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋