Schizophrenic Military Policies
What good does the military hope to achieve with its new "15 month" express tour of duty when a court ruled today that the "stop loss" order is perfectly legal as practiced by the military to hold people in WELL PAST the designated end of their tour.
I heard of one case recently where a man who had served either 8 or 12 years already has now been ordered up for what would amount to 37 years of continuous service. I wish I could find the reference. While I doubt the military expressly told him 37 years - and there was some speculation it was a typo or misunderstanding - he was told that was how long they could keep him if they desired.
How does this differ from indentured slavery? No, I'm not joking.
Nor am I joking when I propose that the following people - all of whom supported this bogus war - seem to have PLENTY of time available to serve. Mr. Rumsfeld, please contact the following folks and tell them where to report:
- * Jenna and Barbara Bush (out of school a year, no jobs)
* Sean Hannity, Shepard Smith, Bill O'Reilly and John Gibson, Fox Snooze
* Mary Cheney
* Rush Limbaugh
* Wolf Blitzer
* Michael Medved
* Britney Spears Federline
* Bruce Willis
* Bob Dole
* Newt Gingrich
* Pat Robertson
* Jerry Falwell
* Dr. James Dobson (and his doughy little wife, too)
* Brent Bozell
* Geraldo Rivera
* Joe Scarborough
* Neal Boortz
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