U.S. building secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say - The Washington Post ^ Not a "secret" if it's in the newspaper and on the internet.
The threat is that they will bring back the draft, but I see it blowing up in their faces. Attacking pension plans and health benefits for veterans will not garner the MIC a lot of support with any enlisted members outside of the big boys club. Nobody wants to be drafted firstly, and on top of all that you mean to tell me my pension and health benefits wont even be there by the time I'm done with my forced enlistment? This would make the Vietnam protests look like a cakewalk.
And we call other countries leaders psychotic and psychopaths... Forget the fact that we are spending what the entire rest of the planet does on "defense" (which is really just militarism) and we are broke. Can't even get an audit of the DoD...
Report: Budget cuts would hollow military - Washington Times That's alot of huffing and moaning for such measly cuts.
while knowing whats wrong is all cool, (not trying to sound like an asshole here) but its not enough we need the cause and a solution
Obama Waives Aid Curbs on Militaries Using Child Soldiers How can we possibly expect to defeat al-Qaeda without drafting the children, it's THEIR WAR too. I would like to see somebody defend the necessity of this military "aid" from a fiscal and constitutional standpoint....
Afghanistan War: Ex-Commander Stanley McChrystal Says U.S. Started War With 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Of Country
British wont leave Afghanistan: Lieutenant General James ÂBucknall Afghanistan may need funds until 2025 - UK envoy
Smuggled Libyan weapons flood into Egypt - The Washington Post You know what they say, nothing like massive weapons cache's flooding a black market in an unstable country to make the world a better place.
I agree. What better way to save the citizens by increasing police presence to catch the bad people with guns?