Only One In Congress Has Enlisted Son In Military
Senn | 06.01.2003 07:03
It tutns out that the congress that spinelessly voted for this war does NOT have children in the enlisted ranks of the military (except ONE!). They declare war; YOU or YOUR children DIE!
As New York Congressman Rangel says:
"Carrying out the administration's policy toward Iraq will require long-term sacrifices by the American people, particularly those who have sons and daughters in the military. Yet the Congress that voted overwhelmingly to allow the use of force in Iraq includes only one member who has a child in the enlisted ranks of the military — just a few more have children who are officers."
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06.01.2003 16:49
See, one of the perks of being in Congress is being able to make appointments to the service academies. So when their kids want a military career they get to go to West Point, Aanapolis, etc. depending upon which branch of the services they prefer.
Notice that the writer of this piece didn't say how many "a few" was. It wouldn't take very many (say ten) to make that a much HIGHER percentage than for the general population. There's a great deal wrong with the American political system. But failure of those in government to have had military careers out of proportion to the general population isn't true.
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