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Hey Hey, Ho Ho, It's Time For You To Go!
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
by Walter Wouk
"Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your
help again ..." Actually, this time around it's Uncle George who
needs your help because no-one wants to sign up to fight in his war
on Iraq.
National Guard and Army Reserve enlistments are down by 56 percent and
it’s getting harder and harder for the Marines, the Army and the other
services to get new recruits. Now -- more than ever -- is the time for
all of you aging Bush Loyalists to pick up the slack and make sure your
sons and daughters volunteer for active military service.
More than 59,000,000 Americans voted for George Bush and his war on
Iraq. You Bush Loyalists, including students of fighting age, were very
vocal in your support of the war -- so why are we so short of recruits
to fight in Iraq?
If you’re a young Bush Loyalist who hates taxes and supports the war
in Iraq, you can’t get away with merely sticking a "Support the
Troops" ribbon on the back of your car. You're going to have to
ante up some cash to pay for the war, and you should be willing to fight
in it. Go for it!
If you're a college student who supports the war on Iraq, you have a
moral obligation to "put down your books and pick up a gun."
Get out of that classroom and get into uniform now. Go for it!
And for those of you who thought you were a bit too old to serve, I
have good news for you. The U.S. Army has just raised the maximum age
for new recruits for the part-time Army Reserve and National Guard by
five years to age 39 -- so now you can get in on George Bush's war.
Go for it!
I'm sure that local veterans organizations would be more than willing
to drive busloads of you Bush Loyalists to the military recruiting centers
of your choice. So what are you people waiting for? Go for it!
Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! It's time for you to go.
Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! It's time for you to go.
Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! ...
Walter F. Wouk -
Director, The Thomas Paine Project
Cobleskill, NY
Author's Note: I am a Vietnam veteran (in-country 1965 - 1966).
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
BuzzFlash Note: Mr. Wouk quotes from the "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die
Rag (Vietnam Rag)'' by Joe McDonald.
http://www.countryjoe.com/rag.htm
Lyrics and music: http://www.countryjoe.com/feelmus.htm
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