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"Yesterday, one of my good friends from another office was telling me they were going to start issuing armored vests to us office types because of the growing danger from mortars. We are being shelled daily and, like everything else, casualties are way underreported . But more important than the flak vests was a file he had copied out and which he gave to me to smuggle out of the country.
...because of "growing popular unrest in the United States,...
Originally posted by Gools
Where?
I'm not seeing it.
It's nowhere close to what it was during the Vietnam war and the economy will not collapse (or get really bad) for another two years or so.
[edit on 7/19/2007 by Gools]
Originally posted by DisabledVet
If you take some time and look at the general feeling of the internet community towards the current administration, you will see there is a huge base of support against the administration including the recent polls indicating that congress has the lowest approval rating of all time.
Originally posted by DisabledVet
If you take some time and look at the general feeling of the internet community towards the current administration, you will see there is a huge base of support against the administration including the recent polls indicating that congress has the lowest approval rating of all time.
Not to mention many grass roots organizations calling for the impeachment of the president.... pile all this together in a big pot..mix it up and you have a sludge of discontent that the current administration cant ignore...and as power hungry as they have PROVEN themselves to be we cant put it above them to try and maintain control as long as they can.
Originally posted by jtma508
DV... What about their commission oath? What about the Constitution? Wouldn't that have any bearing?
DV... What about their commission oath? What about the Constitution? Wouldn't that have any bearing? If not on enlisted how about officers? Wouldn't they see it for what it is?
Originally posted by DisabledVet
A soldiers oath is to obey orders...regardless if he sees it fit or not.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME; AND THAT I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE ORDERS OF THE OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME, ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS AND THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. SO HELP ME GOD.
Originally posted by johnsky
remember, much of the US force in Iraq is not consisted of US Military forces, much of it is a contract handed out to Black Water. A military company.
You can apply for themselves if you want, but I wouldn't. I don't care what you pay me, no paycheck is worth getting shot at.