05.24.08
McCain Confirms Military Problems
In a rebuttal to Obama on May 22nd, McCain exposed politicians’ suspicions. Those suspicions are that the US military is becoming a less favorable option for the American youth.
McCain and the White House expressed opposition to the $52 billion 21st century G.I.Bill. Their reasoning being the benefits would lure soldiers and sailors into the civilian world and hurt military retention. Let’s analyze this idea after making one obvious observation. McCain and the White House see war as a solution, not the problem.
With this bill, the U.S. will have less soldiers/sailors, is what McCain is saying. Why does he want more? More soldiers/sailors mean we can take on causalities and still have a fighting force. A military option for solving global problems would still be looked on favorably. A continuation to this answer is McCain is a hawk and wants to fight wars.
The general public is beginning to realize something McCain can’t come to grips with. Defending our country has nothing to do with more soldiers. It has everything to do with more high tech surveillance, intelligence gathering and big-payload rockets. Don’t tell me that you need soldiers to do these things. Soldiers are trained to break things and kill the enemy in a close up, personal way.
Why would this bill “lure” soldiers and sailors into the civilian world? Part of the answer is that they came from the civilian world that has been hard hit by inflation. These were civilians before joining the military. Their most probable reason for joining the military was economic in nature. You could record many scenarios that would draw civilians to join. Most of them have to do with opportunity for economic gain, the G.I.Bill one of them.
What happened to the notion of serving our country? The concept of patriotism is foreign for most college age citizens and non-citizens. Our kids know that fighting for freedom has invoked nightmares for veterans. Can anyone say Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan or Iraq? Or how about PTSD?
“The stress of repeated trips to combat zones like Iraq and Afghanistan is having an effect on American troops, as mental health professional expected. Currently, for every soldier killed in combat, at least one is sent back to the United States because of severe PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and several others are treated in the combat zone for less severe cases. During World War II, PTSD was an even more serious problem. In the European Theater, 25 percent of all casualties were disabling PTSD cases. In the Pacific Theater, the rate varied widely, depending on the campaign. In some of the most intense fighting, like Okinawa in 1945, PTSD accounted for over a third of all wounded. In Iraq, less than ten percent of the wounded are PTSD.” http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20080424.aspx>
Young citizens can read about the U.S. fighting other people’s war. Who cares about a stable Middle East more than Israel and Europe? The U.S. has nothing to gain, particularly not cheap oil!! The politicians being used by international idea people have been globalize. They have bought into the idea that the U.S. military should be the international police force!
Politicians also cry wolf about terrorism. For all you ball-less politicians out there, big-payload rockets used correctly, stabilizes an enemies position faster than soldiers getting shot at running door to door looking for terrorists.
Understanding McCain’s fears about the 21st Century G.I.Bill is to ask: Why would anyone want to risk their lives becoming a soldier or sailor? The answer is, only those willing to take an economic gamble. Someone should tell these kids that their odds of coming out a winner are better in Vegas.
The politicians are hoping the economic incentives motivate kids to take on the risks of war. For the young citizens willing to risk life and limb to grab the brass ring – the vanishing American Dream, God be with you.
Sidebar: Hillary (the most dangerous) Clinton’s march for power motivated by greed is exposing how her husband Bill (slick willy) is rubbing off on her. With her June statement about Bill’s California primary and Robert Kennedy’s assassination, she must really think she can get away with murder!
Sidebar: Why is Rush pretending to stir up the democrat’s primary process? The self-serving one realizes that his audience size is directly proportional to the amount of political discontent. While offering no real solutions, he preaches the something as Obama – HOPE. Keep you head up Rush, Hillary will be divorced someday and all yours.
