tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post4524515372058432888..comments2023-10-26T06:32:56.972-07:00Comments on Lost in America: "Do We Need A Military Draft?"A Modest Scriblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-76361210092836333342011-05-08T09:45:57.906-07:002011-05-08T09:45:57.906-07:00I don't agree as to the justification for occu...I don't agree as to the justification for occupying Iraq and Afghanistan for ten years...this may very well be a "secret why" we are in the mid-east...I never got that high in the government decision level...but, except for short-term supply interruptions, we had no problem getting oil from the Middle East even when we weren't occupying the region anywhere. In fact, from a world view, our occupaton of the middle east has been a negative factor as so many in the region believe we are intent on controlling them. Secondly, we fought the first Gulf war without exteneded occuption and could mount military operations in the region without having a permament force in the region. <br />With respect to producing oil here, while I agree partly with you, I'm damn tired of BP and other oil company taking the 'cheap' route on drilling, when safer and more advanced technology that was available to prevent oil spills.<br />Finally, I don't believe that if would take 50 years to develop significant alternative energy if we were to mount a "Manhattan Project" level effort to do so. Solar, Wind, Natural Gas, Clean Coal and even Nuclear could clearly augment our energy needs and significantly reduce our dependence on foreign oil.<br />Thanks for your comments.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-77030214957912336392011-05-08T09:08:33.056-07:002011-05-08T09:08:33.056-07:00Anonymous said...
We enjoy our high standard ...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> We enjoy our high standard of living here in the US. It had been built on the back of affordable gasoline. From there came American Graffiti" and Disney world and "See the USA in your Chevrolet." All creating the post war economic boom.<br /> Our domestic oil production is politically compromised and as a result, we are in the mid east to assure the flow of Mideast oil. And rightfully so! <br /> The fix is, open the US oil spigots and drill our way out of this economic doomsday. Then we can leave the mid east. We can't leave if the mid east oil spigot is turned off...at any price.<br /> <br />Saddam invaded Kuwait for his expansion of control of the mid east oil. Saudi Arabia was next in Saddam's gun sights. That is why Bush invaded Iraq. Saddam, controlling mid east oil while the US environmental lobbies controlled the Democrats has strangled our oil independence and damaged our economies. And our standard of living will be sinking like a lead brick if we don't get rid of ethanol, open up the Gulf and offshore drilling up and down the coasts. Not doing so will drive us into the 3rd world lifestyle. It will take fifty years for the green revolution to make a dent in our energy needs.<br /><br /> May 8, 2011 9:03 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-17386264537429528672011-05-05T16:28:38.833-07:002011-05-05T16:28:38.833-07:00A draft?! HAHAHAHAHA. You could not pay me enough ...A draft?! HAHAHAHAHA. You could not pay me enough money to fight in these manufactured wars for these sick power hungry war mongering freaks. Listen, I know your grand daughter reads this and you are heavily into censorship/nazism but any and every foul word you can think of is exactly how I feel about the federal government and I would rather kill myself than be forced to go and fight for the power, money and oil that they desperately want. America sucks. Now run along, american idol is coming on and you don't want to miss out on your daily dose of brainwashing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-8686134387964056572011-05-05T07:54:57.925-07:002011-05-05T07:54:57.925-07:00Two vets in agreement that we need to quit wasting...Two vets in agreement that we need to quit wasting our military and our treasure in a Middle East incapable of either democracy or peace. Thanks for your comments.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-44444046363627470652011-05-05T07:50:45.367-07:002011-05-05T07:50:45.367-07:00Military conscription is symptom of imperialistic ...Military conscription is symptom of imperialistic tyranny. Our Dept. of Defense should be concerned with just that,defense of our nation. We have been involved in absolute no-win scenarios in Afghanistan and Iraq,while ignoring a larger threat to our nation. An enemy who has infilitrated our country illegally, is here in the millions, is causing subversion through socialogical and criminal warfare that results in economic and human casualties that make the losses of 9/11 pale in comparision. This enemy has outright stated that their agenda is to take this country. Meanwhile, our government is wasting military and economic resources on an enemy that has no means of large scale attack of our homeland. I absolutely agree, bring our boys home and truly defend our nation!!! If our young people knew that their primary military tour woould be served right here, and that being sent overseas to be used as fodder in conflicts of dubious national threat, we wouldn't need a draft. rgrenadavetnoreply@blogger.com