On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:32:31 +0000, Snarky aided th' terraists with the
following claims :
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:29:27 -0700, thunderhox wrote these lies, denials,
> arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or obfuscations:
>> On Sep 11, 12:31Â am, TransWench wrote:
>>
>>> Just pointing out that ShrubCo repeatedly made a bogus connection
>>> between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, using it as one more lame
>>> justification for the invasion, an invasion with a price tag in the
>>> lives of American servicepeople now closing in on 5,000 (counting only
>>> those actually killed in Iraq by insurgent activity,
>>
>> It's an all-volunteer service and that's the risk of being a soldier.
>> Nobody forced them to sign up. Why did they think they are taught to shoot
>> rifles and lob grenades in basic training if not to kill people?
>
> Certainly it's *all-volunteer*. That doesn't mean they get to decide what
> they'll do or where they'll go. Nor does it mean they were signing up
> for it, if they joined in, say, 2000, or early 2001.
Besides the lack of economic opportunities for inner city and poor youth
make it less of a volunteer military when the other "choice" is *no*
employment or a Micky Dees job.
