To: AmericanInTokyo
Bad Idea (tm)
Soldiers are prohibited from public political activity while in uniform, and this comes awfully close in spirit if not in letter. Secondly, it's very poor public policy to poll soldiers in order to use their feelings to set public policy. "Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die."
Lets keep soldiers out of partisan politics. Lets support them by keeping them out of our public squabbles.
To: Freedom4US
Fine then. Poll all of their relatives back in the United States, living near various military bases. Then release the results of the polls in the Stars and Stripes, and on AFRTS, and throughout the general media.
19 posted on
12/02/2003 5:54:27 AM PST by
AmericanInTokyo
(NORTH KOREA is a DANGEROUS CANCER in late stages; we still only meditate and take herbal medicines)
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