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It's "Not too important" to bring our national guard home because
It's not too important to bring our national guard home from Iraq because ...
1. The flooding in the midwest is biblical so the lack of state national guard resources to help is okay.
2. The tornadoes in the midwest are biblical so the lack of state national guard resources to help is okay.
3. The fires in California are biblical so the lack of state state national guard resources to help is okay.
4. The Hurricanes being forecast this summer are biblical so the lack of state national guard resources to help will be okay.
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Comments (9)
The tragic events of tonight in Iowa and the Boy Scout Camp are a perfect example.
Wht don't we serve and protect America first?
June 11, 2008 11:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Because Bush and Cheney are too busy serving and protecting themselves.
June 11, 2008 11:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, it's an honest question for all of us. The political response is too easy.
For law enforcement, the motto is "To Protect and to Serve."
The different branches of the military have their own "Come to Jesus" phrases.
What do we, as citizens, say on our own behalf?
June 11, 2008 11:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Vote For a Democrat This Year."
June 11, 2008 11:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Absolutely!!
June 12, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
But not just any Democrat, Barak Obama! I think I'd vote for him if he was running on the "I'm a bi-racial skinny black guy with big ears with a middle name that sounds like a terrorist that loves basketball" ticket.
But still, apart from whomever we support, what do we say? What do we believe? Imagine it's eight years from now. Obama must leave office, we are looking at another campaign, yet another election with other people. Do we choose our beliefs based on the candidate of choice? Or do we choose our candidate based on our beliefs?
I'm tired. In more ways than one. It's also late, so chances are this thread, already small, will disappear soon. Oh well. So much does.
June 12, 2008 12:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
The Guard and the Reserves are the draftees of the occupation. I doubt any of them signed up to go fight in Iraq, or anywhere else for that matter. I might be wrong. But I wouldn't get my hopes up about Obama bringing them home anytime soon, either. Getting out of Iraq is going to be a lot like disarming a bomb. As Obama puts it, it has to be done carefully. You don't want to go jostling his elbow while he's clipping the wires. It's good to make political hay when you can, but I think everyone agrees with McCain's thought that the how is more important than the when right now, especially if we are going to stay engaged in the Middle East.
June 12, 2008 8:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'ld prefer that our national guard be engaged in what they are trained for. As for McCain's "the how is more important than the when," well, if the "when" is years rather than months, I'll gladly disagree as will, I expect, most Americans. Hell, the terrorists don't even need to follow us home to be successful. They've instead successfully diverted our national guard resources.
The fact that not all of the national guard have been diverted has shown one thing here in Iowa. Those folks are skilled at dealing with disasters and its a damn shame they are forced to do their jobs here, where we greatly need them, at far less than full strength.
June 12, 2008 9:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is one reason why I'm sometimes glad that Bush isn't going to be the one getting us out of Iraq. Getting out of Iraq is going to be messy. In the short run, it might be even messier than staying. There are no easy answers, so we need someone with judgment we can trust to oversee this withdrawal, even if that means he defers those decisions to someone he trusts. (I don't expect Obama to be a military expert.)
June 12, 2008 11:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
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