Romney (now w-VIDEO) to WHY He Didn't Mention The Troops Should Make ALL Americans Vote AGAINST Him

[Hubert Flottz]

23. Typical republican attitude toward the troops.

From Rumsfeld, an ugly smear and a giant fib


By Mark Shields Creators Syndicate


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First, the smear of veterans. Speaking of the 11 million Americans who, during the Vietnam years, answered their country's draft call and the 2 million who served in Vietnam, Rumsfeld alleged that these draftees "added no value, no advantage, really, to the United States armed services over any sustained period of time, because the churning that took place, it took enormous amount of effort in terms of training, and then they were gone."

I'll say "then, they were gone!" Of the 58,152 Americans who gave their lives in Vietnam 20,352 of them were draftees. How dare the secretary of defense say these good and brave Americans "added no value, no advantage, to the United States armed services?"

Why would he slander the sacrifice of these brave men, dishonor their memory and rub salt in their families' wounds?

Certainly a man as smart as Rumsfeld knows that the draft was specifically intended to trigger volunteers. Faced with the certainty of a future draft call, many young men chose to "volunteer" because then they could select which branch of the service they preferred and, if qualified, the specialized training they desired. Read More...

http://articles.cnn.com/2003-01-20/politics/column.shields.opinion.rumsfeld_1_defense-secretary-donald-rumsfeld-draft-law-volunteer?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS