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wow, good responses from a range of views on this thread. some things i've noticed...
thegreek, where on earth did you get that idea about Bush wanting to pull out? besides, the war is over. did you mean the continuing operations? were you referring to the overall "war on terror?"
The reason I asked about question #2 (about the reservists) is this. I believe that when most of them signed up for the reserve, the maximum foreign tour of duty was 12 months... but Uncle Sam extended it to 15 months in the middle of their contracts. I mean seriously, the government couldn't have anticipated a war less costly than the Iraq war. I mean seriously, their army folded quickly and there is always an occupation/rebuilding process afterwards. It sounds like the government is taking advantage of their position to strong-arm our reservists. If the politicians expect the military to have a global presence to enforce their policy, they shouldn't have to call up every reservist and guardsmen, while screwing their contracts for such a relatively minor conflict (in the grand scope of things).
are they going to mobilize the league of women voters if North Korea gets feisty? Only joking...
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