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  • Rangel: Men Join The Army Only If They Can’t Have A “Decent Career”

    11/26/2006 5:14:37 PM PST · by Jay777 · 154 replies · 3,622+ views
    Stop The ACLU ^ | 26-Nov-06 | John Stephenson
    Hot Air has the video: I want to make it abundantly clear: if there’s anyone who believes that these youngsters want to fight, as the Pentagon and some generals have said, you can just forget about it. No young, bright individual wants to fight just because of a bonus and just because of educational benefits. And most all of them come from communities of very, very high unemployment. If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq....
  • Rep. Rangel: Lack Of Options Makes Soldiers Enlist

    11/26/2006 9:43:09 PM PST · by mdittmar · 62 replies · 1,485+ views
    Mark Rodriguez, WCBSTV ^ | Nov 26, 2006 | CBS
    Congressman Charles Rangel said most enlisted soldiers join the military because they do not have the "option of having a decent career." Speaking with Fox News reporter Chris Wallace on Sunday, Representative Rangel voiced his belief that soldiers in America's armed forces join only for lack of a better choice. He said, "I want to make it abundantly clear: if there’s anyone who believes that these youngsters want to fight, as the Pentagon and some generals have said, you can just forget about it. No young, bright individual wants to fight just because of a bonus and just because of...