We all saw brinnainne’s post about possible military recruiting at the Astrodome and awaited some type of corroboration. Well, via Crooks and Liars and Capitol Buzz it appears non other than the Wall Street Journal has confirmed this to be the case.
Ten U.S. Army recruiters are offering volunteer help for Katrina vicitms at Houston’s Astrodome. But the recruiters, struggling to keep enlistment up during Iraq war, are also available with options for the jobless. “Our intent is to approach the evacuees at the right time for them,” says Army spokesman Douglas Smith. [Quote is from WSJ article]
I guess they just want these poor people to die in one Gulf or another…
And I wonder when the “right time” might be. Perhaps when their $2000 debit cards run out…
