Clinton questions future of volunteer army

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[LongsforReagan]

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the all-volunteer military "raises serious questions in a democracy, both (about) how we define ourselves (and) what the real risks politically and militarily of taking action might be."

[LongsforReagan]

Let me get this straight, the women of Iraq were better off under Hussein?

[mewzilla]

This from the wife of an infamous draft-dodger?

[NativeNewYorker]

DELIBERATELY SETTING ABOUT TO UNDERMINE THE MORALE OF THE MILITARY AND THE NATION IN TIME OF WAR IS TREASON.

Sorry, I had to say it.

[.cnI redruM]

Recycled Charlie Rangel. She wants the draft back so that she can draw bigger crowds at antiwar protests. Pathetic.

[kellynla]

Well heck, Hillary, if we had to wait for men like your husband to show up for the armed services, Americans would be speaking either German or Japanese today. ROFLMAO Semper Fi, Kelly

[mewzilla]

Don't apologize :) Hilliary speaks treason. Fluently.

[theDentist]

Gee Hillary. If conscription is your bag, will you open it up to women also? Maybe get Chelsea in the draft? or does she, too "loathe" the military?

[optik_b]

I agree with this part:

"she blamed European countries that are members of NATO for not contributing the troops they have promised to maintain order in Afghanistan. She described the attitude of NATO members as “a little bit of pique" and paraphrased their thinking as "oh, you really need us now? We’re going to make you really sweat for it.""

[camle]

I didn't see her complain back when we sent our troops into Somalia, Haiti, Kosovo, Bosnia, etc.

Nor did she complain when her husband bombed other countries to keep headlines away from his - er - anatomy.

oh. I forget. it's all about the clintons, ain't it? Whatever they do, whatever it costs, that's fine, just don't let anybody else do the same thing.

[anniegetyourgun]

Bingo.

[cajun-jack]

if America had only accepted her "hillary care" health plan, the world would be at peace and there would be no need for any country to have a military. just darn it!!!

[SolutionsOnly]

We have the most efficient and effective fighting force in history and Hillary wants to mess with it! The democrats are not only frightening, they are dangerous!

[Endeavor]

"The all-volunteer force may make it “easy for decision-makers just to try to keep it out of sight and out of mind,” she said in a speech to the foreign policy think-tank the Brookings Institution in Washington."

This would not be an issue if we have ethical leadership -- which we currently do. This would be an issue under any Clinton presidency. This woman is so vile.

[marty60]

No she is interested in the U.S. submitting to United Nations military. Then don't you know we would NOT need a military. Never forget these people(The Thing, TheThings Wife,Kerry etc etc) hate the united States military.

[leadpenny]

Everything about this story has . . .

I want to jump into the Presidential race so bad I can taste it!

. . . written all over it.

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>>>>"The all-volunteer force may make it “easy for decision-makers just to try to keep it out of sight and out of mind,” she said in a speech to the foreign policy think-tank the Brookings Institution in Washington."


She must be reading "Black Hawk Down".

[Bud Krieger]

The New York Democrat did not call for a revival of conscription, which ended 30 years ago, but said the all-volunteer nature of the military hides from the public the costs of overseas actions.

And how is that Hillary? What a idiotic comment. But then again, it came from an idiot. So I guess it is not surprising.

[68skylark]

Seesm like there's so weird, underground conspiracy theory going around fringe left-wing circles, saying that the volunteer military isn't working and the country will soon need a draft. (The theory seems to be that the president is so unpopular that no one will join the military, and there may be boatloads of secret casualties that need to be replaced. Whatever. It's stupid. It's just their fantasy about what they wish was happening.)

Have other picked up on this, or am I imagining it?

Seems like Hillary might be speaking to this group.

[AngieGOP]

As if she would get any votes from young men and women who WANT to be DRAFTED! That would put a few extra nails in the coffin of her political career