Letters to the Editor
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Felons in the military
of course the military is taking those with criminal records now because they are stretched too thin.
(drug addicts with guns in poppyland Afganistan ? real smart. more military come back as drunks and addicts anyway , might as well send them that way right?)
US military recruits more felons
The US army says it will recruit quality young men and women
The number of people with criminal records in the United States military has doubled in the past three years, according to a new study.
The report comes at the same time as the US armed forces is facing a decline in the number of volunteers wishing to enlist in the armed forces.
It says 824 felons were allowed to sign up in 2004 as opposed to 1,605 in 2006 under the moral waivers scheme.
Almost 59,000 drug abusers entered the military in the same period.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6361281.stm
Not to forget that according to our own reports - since his illegal lying wasting human life of a war began in Iraq - Bush has INCREASED the amount of terrorists worldwide. He's made more than existed pre 911. ( and iraq had nothing to do with it)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-intel24sep24,0,2161892.story?coll=la-home-headlines
If condumbs really supported the troops why all the cuts to vet benifits since bush slimed his way into office ?
FROM THE MILITARY TIMES -
Down on the war
Poll: More troops unhappy with Bush’s course in Iraq
By Robert Hodierne
Senior managing editor
The American military — once a staunch supporter of President Bush and the Iraq war — has grown in creasingly pessimistic about chances for victory.
For the first time, more troops disapprove of the president’s han dling of the war than approve of it. Barely one-third of service members approve of the way the president is handling the war, ac cording to the 2006 Military Times Poll.
When the military was feeling most optimistic about the war — in 2004 — 83 percent of poll re spondents thought success in Iraq was likely. This year, that number has shrunk to 50 percent.
Only 35 percent of the military members polled this year said they approve of the way President Bush is handling the war, while 42 percent said they disapproved. The president’s approval rating among the military is only slight ly higher than for the population as a whole. In 2004, when his popularity peaked, 63 percent of the military approved of Bush’s handling of the war. While ap proval of the president’s war lead ership has slumped, his overall approval remains high among the military
Just as telling, in this year’s poll only 41 percent of the military said the U.S. should have gone to war in Iraq in the first place, down from 65 percent in 2003. That closely reflects the beliefs of the general population today — 45 percent agreed in a recent USA Today/Gallup poll.