"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:4vk8m25pl0e0n9o5kbu2ot8t2lhv56rflk@4ax.com...[color=blue]
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> Libs hate the US Military, even though they are alive only because we
> have a strong Military.
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> The charge that our military is lowering their standards turns out not
> to be true...[/color]
Let's see... people to the left of center (but somehow no one to the right
of center??) heard on news sources - no matter which ones listened to at any
given time, since they were all reporting the same thing - for months upon
months that the military was having a difficult time meeting their quotas
for new recruits, & were falling short of their goals. After that, the news
sources also reported that the age limits had been upped & the testing
requirements lowered for new recruits, in order to allow more people to join
the military.
So... that makes liberals (or I assume, moderate liberals, since that's a
more accurate despription of where I am on the spectrum) haters of the
military, & wrong, to boot.
I somehow fail to follow your particular & rather unique, not to mention
strange, line of logic.
Cathy
P.S.
[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/06/troops/[/url]
[url]http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-03-21-military-recruits_x.htm[/url]
[url]http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4661482[/url]
[url]http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4791872[/url]
[url]http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june05/recruiting_5-12.html[/url]
[url]http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-983408.php[/url]
[url]http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,77951,00.html?ESRC=eb.nl[/url]
[url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8155830/[/url]
[url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7924959/[/url]
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> [url]http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/cda06-09.cfm[/url]
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> Overall, the wartime recruits are more similar than dissimilar to
> their civilian counterparts. The all-volunteer force displays near
> proportional rep*resentation of income backgrounds. Whites serve in
> approximate proportion to their population, although representation of
> minority groups varies. Recruits must meet educational standards, and
> the military provides resources for furthering educa*tion to those who
> might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend four-year colleges.
> Although rural representation is disproportional, the military offers
> the opportunity to gain new skills and enter industries that are not
> available in rural areas.
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> Scott in Florida
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