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Edited on Tue May-23-06 07:33 AM by Justice
Yesterday I heard a RWer respond to a question about dying and injured service men and women. The response was something like - it is really hard, but that is their job, to go out and fight, that is what they decided to do when they joined. My heart goes out to them, but they are just doing their job.
So many service men and women have gotten far more than they signed up for. They have been forced to go on multiple long tours of duty - prevented from leaving the service, under stop gap policies, and oh, we found your papers in the bottom of the drawer policies, and oh, we don't like your policies. This is wrong.
But you know what else is really wrong - people like Tommy Franks are allowed to "retire" from the Army - no one told Tommy Franks he had to stay on - too bad, we need commanders like you, you cannot leave, it is your job blah blah blah.
In fact, lots of senior military folks have retired over the last 2 years. Some are now against the war - others, like Tommy, still try to defend it. But how is it that they could retire? Wouldn't their strategic knowledge and planning be key to fighting the war on terror?
How many senior military folks have been allowed to retire? List them here if you know a name. Next time someone says - too bad it is their job - we can reply - oh really, what about Tommy Franks, etc etc.
Edit to correct spelling - thanks for the tip!
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