The Myth of the Anti-War Left-The Truth About Stop-Loss
“But let’s be honest about stop-loss. This is sort of a myth of the left.”
— Author Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, 4/10/08
VERSUS
“Lieutenant General James D. Thurman, deputy chief of staff for operations, said he hoped that wartime demand for troops will decline enough by around the fall of next year to end ‘stop-loss.’ He said there are more than 12,000 currently serving under the practice — an action that critics have called a backdoor draft.
— AP, 4/22/08
According to Pentagon records, “the Army has accelerated its policy of involuntary extensions of duty” — known as “stop-loss” — “to bolster its troop levels, despite Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ order last year to limit it.” Since May 2007, “the number of soldiers forced to remain in the Army rose 43% to 12,235 in March.”
69 percent: Americans who disapprove of the job Bush is doing. “The approval rating matches the low point of his presidency, and the disapproval sets a new high for any president since Franklin Roosevelt.”
(I guess those 69% of Americans are the “anti-war left fringe crowd” yeah, whatever)
Roxanne Walker
www.americanprogressaction.org
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political policies. Don't we have a right to know how our government works ?
Is the military program of Stop Loss directly related to the repercussion of Watergate and should these policies be halted ? When Mark Felt { Deep Throat } leaked the information that a policy of war had been signed into our Executive that would exclude certain members and sectors of our society from having to serve in the military , are the current policies of Stop Loss what they had in mind ? Although the Stop Loss policy has some redeeming benefits , it's long term goals are mainly responsible for the fatigue and exhaustion of our current troops. The personal effort in the military has become so desperate that you have some soldiers serving in war zones while taking psychological medications and sleeping pills. Considering the long and short term effects of this policy , it appears genocidal in nature and unfair to the military personnel that have so boldly volunteered to serve and defend our country. Please take a minute through the holiday season and think about the people defending your nation and write your legislators and demand the program of Stop Loss be stopped.
Reference = All The President's Men / Un Censored - Warner Editions 1st Edition - ( Simon And Shuster are all Censored )
Reported Mark Felt Leaked that A System To Delete The Need For War was signed into the Executive and that a Black Operational Government had been incorporated into our government.