Re: "U.S. toll in Iraq hits 2,000"

Recruiters have *always* been willing to take high-school dropouts, George.

Ever since the DoD was pressured by the Carter administration into
"providing opportunity for under represented classes."

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"George Z. Bush" <georgezbush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yeff wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:58:57 GMT, Michael Wise wrote:
>>
>>> Or our president or anybody else in power whose own kids are too good to
>>> make the sacrifice.
>>
>> I'm sorry, there's a draft?
>
> Of course not....but the recruiting stations are still open, and they're
> so hungry for bodies that they're willing to take high school dropouts
> these days. Surely, the children of the high and mighty wouldn't have any
> problems meeting the pitifully low standards that exist these days. And
> yet, they somehow never show up to serve their country like you and I did.
> Don't you ever wonder why not?
>
> George Z.
>


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