Markos is constantly beating up the 101st Keyboarders. Markos served in the army, while Cheney, Bush and countless right wing mouthpieces avoided service. I haven’t served in our armed services, so I usually avoid calling people chickenhawks. But today’s NY Times recruiting article shows how bad things have become:
NY Times
Serving in the military is a lot more attractive when we are at peace. People from my age-group served in Panama, the Persian Gulf, and Yugoslavia. None of these conflicts had anywhere near the casualty rates that we are experiencing in Iraq. In June we had more fatalities in Iraq than we had in either of the first two months of the war. And injury rates are through the roof. Now that we know that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction, patriotism alone is not enough to convince many teenagers to take the risks of seving in our armed services. The recruiters are being forced to resort to purely economic inducements, and the poorer the target the better the results.
Mr. Magofna spends one day golfing for every day he spends convincing poor Pacific Islanders to become IED fodder for a lost and senseless war. I don’t blame Mr. Magofna for doing his job. But I think the time has come for the people who still support this war to fight it.
Yes, we have an all volunteer army, but no one is volunteering anymore. We need troops not just for Iraq, but to keep up our military preparedness. The 101st Fighting Keyboardists no longer have an excuse for their lack of service. We can’t fulfill our needs by relying on recruits like this:
So, all you warmongers, turn off your computer and get yourself to a recruiting center. Oh wait! One last thing before you turn off your computer: visit this site to find a recruiting station near you.