These wars (and plans for future wars) can be ended—and quickly.

How? Get your representatives to start the draft. After a few months you will see the streets of America flooded with all the military age youth along with their parents. Demonstrations against the wars will grow and grow.

The reason we have these wars is that YOU do not have to serve in them. Witness the the demonstrations of the Vietnam Era. If an all volunteer army were in effect then, things would have been much as they are now.

If a decision is made that it is necessary to our nation’s vital interests to engage in war, then everyone should have to serve in one capacity or another.

Furthermore, a President of the USA cannot commit us to war, only the USA Congress has that authority.

Executive authority, privilege, and all the “Police Action” BS should be outlawed.

For the record, I am against these wars. But if they must be fought (for some reason I cannot fathom), let the Israelis, oil company personnel,defense contractor personnel, congress members and their children, and wall street personnel fight them. Getting emotional, better end the post.

The neocons conned Bush real well
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The neocons conned Bush real well
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The neocons conned Bush real well
A sordid mess that ends in Hell!
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It was never meant that war by the United States should be declared by the proclamation of one person. The process was supposed to deal with questions of necessary conflict and the public’s support for such a measure.

I do not claim that Congress has always dealt with declaration of war in a measured and rational way, but in the case of Iraq transparent lies were told to Congress and the American People. It is unlikely that any of the top administration officials were unaware of the selective process giving support to their claim for the attack on Iraq.

If Iraq had been meant as a response to the 9/11 attack it would have been directed at Saudi Arabia and perhaps other Islamic states, but not at Iraq. Iraq was distraction and a grab for control if not outright ownership of another nations resources.

The lack of much negative response to this bit of stage craft was the clear understanding that the administration would not use the draft, or do anything to effect the economic life of America. Of couse, it was a fools errand as not raising money to fight a war and trying to do it on the cheap has lead to it costing more and crimes being committed that should not have ever been.

Now a large group of citizens have gone to opposition because their wallets have begun to feel the effect of a completely irresponsible and outrageously incompetent administrations crimes. They should not have dismissed their responsiblity to have an opinion based upon some understanding of what the nation was about to do. The news should have educated, instead thanks to corporate monopoly of the process many thought “let George protect us”. If you had paid attention in the first place there was plenty of reason to doubt George was even potty trained.

In light of the statement that “[m]inutes earlier, Chiroux had cried openly as he listened to former comrades-in-arms testify before members of Congress about the failings of the Iraq war,” I’m not so sure that the good sergeant refuses to participate because the occupation, the whole war, is illegal or criminal. I think he refuses to particpate because the occupation has turned out to be a failure. The subjugation of Iraq to the American will was supposed to be a cakewalk. Had it been, perhaps the good sergeant would not find service in Iraq so objectionable? And why was it so OK to serve in Afganistan?

to say no. it can be an awe-inspiring thing.

First Marine went over the wall
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second Marine went over the wall
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third marine went over the wall
got hit in the ass with a cannon ball.
inky dinky par les vous