And They Say They Support the Troops?

OpinionEditorials.com ^ | April 17, 2006 | Robin Mullins Boyd

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

A new anti-military book is being promoted by Code Pink called “10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military”. The author is Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg with Cindy Sheehan writing the guest introduction. While the cover is a vile mockery of wounded soldiers, the contents of the book are even worse. I was able to download Chapter 10 of the book, written by Rae Abileah, via the Code Pink website. Abileah just happens to be a member of Code Pink. Just reading this chapter reinforces how much Code Pink and its comrades really despise our military.

Abileah begins the chapter explaining how she evolved from wanting to join the military in high school to a loather of the military. She explained that the more she learned about the “way that the United States has repeatedly invaded other countries using military force in the name of democracy and freedom, joining the military began to look less valiant and honorable.” The clincher for Abileah was the “immature and retaliatory response to terrorism” when the USA went to war in Afghanistan. Once again, it is all about Bad America and the evil done by the United States. That is nothing more than socialist drivel spewed by the hate America first crowd of Castro-lovers.

Abileah hypes the media myth that the majority of recruits enter the military only to get money for college. She claims the military offers none of the advantages promoted by recruiters. Abileah encourages the reader to dedicate their life to working for social change instead of the “media hyped” American pride mentality of the military. She calls “teachers, community organizers, activists, engineers, public defense attorneys, lobbyists and artists” the “true patriots”. I wonder if she includes Jack Abramoff in this category – after all he was a lobbyist. Why is pride in your country offensive to the anti-war crowd?

The chapter also promotes the “class” myth of the military – that most low-income young adults choose the military because it is the only way out. Abileah claims that “the institutionalized violence that the military represents” gives the potential gang-banger an outlet for their street survival skills. In addition, the added testosterone of wearing an Army uniform is too much for the youngsters to resist. Facts do not support this so-called theory and have been put to bed by recruiting statistics. The soldiers serving in our military are not the dregs of society forced into servitude with the armed forces. To imply such is to reveal the depth of your ignorance.

The very last line of the chapter sums up the anti-military opinion of the so-called “peace activists”. Abileah writes, “It is not the time to give in to this child-killing machine called the military; it’s time to resist.” Abileah was right about it not being the time to give in. It is not the time to give in to appeasement and weakness. It is time to call these anti-war groups exactly what they are – anti-Americans that would like nothing more than United States to fail. But don't forget - they support the troops.

[noobiangod]

They do support the troops. The other side's.

[Rick_Michael]

lol...that's probably true.

[GOPologist]

Peace activists, my a$$!

I wonder how these idiots would have reacted back in 1941 when we entered WW II. With their feelings about peace, half of the Americans in our country would be speaking Japanese, and the other half--German.

God Bless our troops. God Bless our President.

[SittinYonder]

Abileah claims that “the institutionalized violence that the military represents” gives the potential gang-banger an outlet for their street survival skills.

LOL. I'm sure the potential gang-banger adapts really well to a military lifestyle. I'm sure they would have no trouble with a drill sergeant yelling at them, no problem getting out of bed before, I dunno when does a gang-banger's alarm go off? - noon?

Abileah may not know what she's talking about ...

OTOH, a foreward by Cindy Sheehan sounds very exciting. She's one of the most literate persons in the world!

blech ... gagging on sarcasm

[synbad600]

"She calls “teachers, community organizers, activists, engineers, public defense attorneys, lobbyists and artists” the “true patriots”."

And just how much money do these "patriots" earn?

[Chewie84]

That's disgusting. I wouldn't even use a book like that for toilet paper. Besides, I've already got a lot of books to read which are all much better than this garbage sounds.

[Edgerunner]

We will have to deal with these idiots eventually. The sooner the better for these and their like. A civil war here would give us an excuse to finish these people off and relieve them of this terrible situation.

[depressed in 06]

... The clincher for Abileah was the “immature and retaliatory response to terrorism” when the USA went to war in Afghanistan.

I don't suppose she says what the mature response was. I love it when they criticize, but, offer no solution of there own. She is a proper little Bolshecrat.

..., public defense attorneys,

Ah, all criminals are innocent. One wonders how she can live in her world? Yes, that burka will protect her.

[Restorer]

She claims that “the institutionalized violence that the military represents” gives the potential gang-banger an outlet for their street survival skills.

Not entirely illogical. One of the few institutions that has been statistically successful at taking young thugs and turning them into productive members of society is the military. Certainly it has been far more effective at "rehabilitation" than the prison system has been.

[Just A Nobody]

A new anti-military book is being promoted by Code Pink called “10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military”. The author is Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg with Cindy Sheehan writing the guest introduction.

[Swiss]

Next big disaster that happens I am sure Code Pink and the antiwar crowd will provide the services that the military usually does.

After all if no one joins the military then the military can't help ingrates like San Francisco when the next big quake hits.

[smoothsailing]

Cindy Sheehan writing the guest introduction

With Murtha writing the foreward?

[Spruce]

Nothing is stopping these jackasses from flying over there and meeting with the 'innocent' Islamonazis. I'm sure they could bring an end to this entire conflict with some hand-holding and hugs.

Morons.

[Just A Nobody]

"Nothing is stopping these jackasses from flying over there and meeting with the 'innocent' Islamonazis."

They already did that.....and delivered $600-650,000. to them as well.


" it's complete name is Code Pink Women for Peace. The veil slipped when co-leader Medea Benjamin shot her mouth off in Jordan last December when she "proclaimed the group was giving $600,000 in cash and aid to the families of "the other side" in Fallujah."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431186/posts

[Just A Nobody]

With Murtha writing the foreward?

Hmmmmmm, prolly!!

[smoothsailing]

ping

[W04Man]

Now, I wonder if the voters in Pennsylvania's 12th District, South of Pittsburgh know how Jack Murtha has embraced this despicable Code Pink group?

Time to dump Murtha and elect Diana Irey, http://www.irey.com

[Threadbndr]

Looking at the young men and women from my son's MCJROTC unit that went on to active and reserve duty, I see high school leaders and kids that any college would welcome.

Some of these kids put college dreams on hold. Not because they couldn't afford it (several that I know had scholarships waiting), but because they held service to their country to be a higher calling. And several of those who DID go on to college first will be commissioned officers on their graduation day from the universities they attend.

It irritates me no end when people denigrate our young enlisted personnel as 'losers' 'unable to make it in the civilian world' etc. HELLO!!! - all volunteer military here, High School diploma required, testing equivalent to college entrance boards required. Have these people even LOOKED at what's needed to enlist in today's military? A quick google on "About.com" would give them an eye opener and that's NOT a .mil site.

Heck, today you can't get into the Marines if you have too many tattoos!!!

[RobbyS]

There is a general tendency to deprecate the military. For instance, the notion that the Redcoatswho fougth against us during the Revolutionary War were the dregs of London society. As a matter of fact, most of them, British and German alike, were sturdy countrymen who had much in common with their American opposites. who were proud of their profession. Ditto the men who stopped Napoleon at Waterloo. No matter what the opinion of the duke of Wellington. they stood up to the worst that the French could throw at them.