What the hell is the Repubs goal on the War on Terror? Probably about the same as the War on Drugs.


E.Pluribus Unum

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People of power have NO good will and people of good will have NO power.

If you think Education is Expensive try Ignorance.

Its weak too speak and blame somebody else when you destroy yourself.

Tim ...i believe this has already been proven to be not so true....im trying to find some stuff on this for ya....

ok heres one thing from a newspaper,i wasnt sure what paper it was from,but it mirrors what a guy on CNN was saying about this....the link would not hold so i just copied it....


* Myth 1: Military recruits are less educated and have fewer work alternatives than other young Americans.

In fact, military recruits are far better educated than the general youth population, Carr said. More than 90 percent of recruits have a high school diploma, compared to about 75 percent of the U.S. youth population.

That’s an important issue to the military, Carr said, because a traditional high school diploma is the single best indicator of a recruit’s stick-to-it-ness and likelihood of successfully adjusting to military service. Recruits with a high school diploma have a 70 percent probability of completing a three-year enlistment versus a 50 percent chance for nongraduates.

The military has exceeded the 90-percent benchmark for recruits with high school diplomas every year since 1983, Carr noted.

* Myth 2: The military tends to attract people with lower aptitudes.

Recruits actually have much higher average aptitudes than the general youth population, Carr said. In fiscal 2005, 67 percent of recruits scored above the 60th percentile on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. The test is designed so that the average young person will score 50 percent, he explained.

But high achievement on the test isn’t new, Carr said. Sixty percent of new enlistees have scored at or above the 50 percentile — the military’s benchmark for recruits — every year since 1985.

* Myth 3: The military attracts a disproportionate number of poor or underprivileged youth.

In reality, military recruits mirror the U.S. population and are solidly middle class, Carr said. He cited a recent Heritage Foundation report that shows most recruits come from middle-class families, rather than poorer or wealthier ones. Patterns in recent years reinforce this trend, showing a slight dip in recruits from lower socioeconomic groups and a slight increase from upper-class groups, Carr said.

* Myth 4: A disproportionate number of recruits come from urban areas.

Inner cities are actually the most underrepresented area among new recruits, Carr said. Both suburban and rural areas are overrepresented, he said.

* Myth 5: The military isn’t geographically representative of America.

The southern part of the United States generates the most recruits, 41 percent, but also has the biggest youth population to draw from, 36 percent, Carr said. Twenty-four percent of recruits come from north-central regions, which have 23 percent of the youth population. The west, with 24 percent of the nation’s youth, contributes 21 percent of the new enlistees. And the northeast, with 18 percent of the youth population, provides 14 percent of new recruits.

Uh, to win it! To make the consequences fot attacking us not worth the effort! And the Democrats plan is..?????

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Slam dunk ---- so much for prejudices and preconceived notions. Well done.

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Now THAT is a foreign policy to live by!

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Its not just a foreign policy. It works the same way right here in America. The more one acts like an A Whole, the more people hate him. Works the same world wide!

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Yeah -- God forbid we should use logic and intelligence.

If it feels good, do it ... if it doesn't, don't do it. (*)(*)(*)(*) the consequences. To hell with facts and reason ....

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If your aim is to eliminate terrorism, what is logical or intelligent about thinking we can enforce our greediness of others resources through the use of military might? All that does is insure it will continue and increase.

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