Posted on 09/02/2013 9:01:30 AM PDT by Nachum
With the President poised to strike in Syria and the Congress set to vote on the issue the week of Sep. 9, the debate about U.S. military intervention in the two-year-old civil war is already happening amongst the American public.
Some Americans have made their voices known to their representatives, while many others have said the U.S. should stay out of the conflict, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
In the poll, only 20% said the U.S. should take action, although that was up from 9% last week. Even if it's clear the Assad regime used chemical weapons on civilians, only 29% said the U.S. should intervene.
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Didn't Milgram do a study on this?
Lol.. I think I still have a copy of that somewhere ;)
I was in BDUs at the NCO club when Clinton won the 1st time.. trust me, I didn’t hold back :p
My Darlin just commented that the whole Syria drum beat is just a giant distraction and diversion about the very real scandals in which this pResident is immersed.
It harkens back to “Wag the Dog” and the bombing of the aspirin factory by Clintoon.
You can file for CO status at any time. I know some people that did way back during Vietnam era. But, It is HARD, very HARD to get the military to believe you. AND, the way they hate Christians now in this government, I seriously doubt they will accept any CO applicants.
4.1.1. A member of the Armed Forces on active duty may:
4.1.1.1. Register, vote, and express a personal opinion on political candidates and issues, but not as a representative of the Armed Forces.
4.1.1.2. Promote and encourage others to exercise their voting franchise, if such promotion does not constitute use of their official authority or influence to interfere with the outcome of any election.
4.1.1.3. Join a partisan or nonpartisan political club and attend its meetings when not in uniform, subject to the restrictions of subparagraph 4.1.2.4. (See DoD Instruction 1334.1 (Reference (c).)
Civilian control of the mitary is highly overrated
They are not toys for communist affirmative action retards to play with
Enough is enough
Article 134
I think ordering US troops to fight along side Al Queda in Syria would qualify as an unlawful order.
Was I pulling tha Nazi card? Lol
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