3/7 I've heard that armed forces in other countries (Switzerland,
France, and even UK) are REQUIRED to take extracurricular classes like
military history, Western Civilization, foreign languages, etc. How
about our armed forces in Iraq, how well educated are they? And what
about the liberal motd guy who has a brother that loves Bill OReiley,
how is he doing in Iraq right now? Is he still worshipping OReiley?
\_ No they're not. The officer candiates must take some additional
theoretical training, as well as some "how to be a gentleman" type
classes (as a bunch of their guys will essentially be farmboys.)
Basic training? All the guys I knew in the Swiss, French, German
and British armies spent basic training running around, screaming
a lot, doing pushups (as one does) and smoking dope and drinking
loads whenever they had the chance to get out. This is the big
argument against draft armies--not only do you get the usual
losers, but you also get the losers who'd much rather be
anywhere else. -John
\_ I had another big argument with him, but this time handed him some
articles penned by O'Reilly saying how the U.S. was very wrong about
WMD intelligence, and also gave him the CIA key conclusions on this.
He was so convinced about WMDs, but now he sees the other side, he
is much less angry.
After that, he read a whole bunch of books on what military life was
like, and will be starting boot camp at Ft. Benning March 11.
I also think he got my basic message that Dubya really needs to
unite the country and the world.
\_ Marines? Navy? Army?
\_ Army National Guard, Infantry
\_ Most of the guys on the ground in Iraq are not well-educated
and would be unemployed if not for the military. My
acquaintance in Iraq (who is still here on leave for another
week) said that lots of guys have nothing to go home to and
when their enlistment ends they work as private contractors.
He brought back lots of interesting photos and videos in
addition to telling stories. He's been there 6 months and in
the Army for almost 13 years. BTW, he's in NW Baghdad, an area
not particularly friendly to the US unlike some areas. If you
really want to know what the heck is going on over there then
e-mail me. --dim
\_ It's alright dim, I have a pretty good idea what's going on.
I watch Fox News every day to keep up with current affairs.
Everyday, our troops are spreading freedom. They are building
infrastructures that provide food, water, shelter, and
teaching Western ideologies to the Iraqi savages. The world is
safer today thanks to George W. Bush. God Bless America !mormon
\_ The more you watch Fox News, the more inaccurate your
view of the world becomes:
http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports Iraq/Media_10_02_03_Report.pdf
\_ LIBERAL LIES! Everything but Fox is full of liberal lies.
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