Posted by Jost on November 11, 2006, at 11:44:47
In reply to and I agree » Dinah, posted by zeugma on November 10, 2006, at 21:34:32
If there were a military draft in the US, this war would be over before you could say, snap, IMO.
I think that's why so much of what we do is done by military contractors, ie civilians, paid 4-5 times as much as our soldiers and not governed by any laws, or rules-- and not given proper training, or protection-- who work alongside our soldiers (who are also often not given adequate training or protection).
I heard about a movie on the military contractors and war profiteering by Robert Greenwald. I really invite anyone to check it out on youtube or other sources.
Civility rules, etc.
Jost
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