Jenna Bush Leaves the Country

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From the Washington Post:

Jenna Bush , the nation’s most famous public-school teacher, is skipping the country and bidding a happy adios to the young-Washington social scene she once ruled. Uh-oh, what do we do now?

Friends say that the blond, younger-by-minutes First Twin has been quietly making plans over recent months to leave D.C. for a teaching job in Latin America, most likely around the end of summer.

Instead of Latin America, shouldn’t she be headed to — oh, I don’t know — IRAQ?

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  • Did I actually attack you? Did I go as far as to do name-calling?

    You DID say that part of the rationalizing was the "All Volunteer"... or that's the way it seemed to me. Since that was MY post, I believed that it was I to whom you referred. Since you have stated that it is not, I will accept that.

    Perhaps you are correct that "Wars of Choice" would disappear. But VietNam was a "Draft" war. VietNam never attacked us. And while it's true that Iraq didn't either (or at least not directly), the "WMD" DID exist--even if the only evidence uncovered was from the FIRST war. Saddam was a ruthless dictator who used chemical weapons on his own people. Granted, it was a while ago, but it happened.

    BTW: You call "Chuck" anonymous. Believe it or not, it IS my name...and While I don't give my last name (Mainly because it sounds fake), I can hint at it and everyone could guess. But, whether or not they'd BELIEVE it is another story. :)

    I certainly don't mean it is "Smith". If you manage to guess, I shan't grow pale. (You could PROBABLY determine from my Blog. My city only has about 2500 residents, and I AM listed in the phone book! And I believe that there aren't more than a half-dozen "Charles" (or Chuck, as I prefer) in the book for my city!)
    :>>

    And while my Blog doesn't give my surname, either-- it's for the same reason. Who'd believe it?
    [goofy grin]

  • Woah, hold your horses, Chuck, I wasn't attacking you, so don't attack me. BTW, "Chuck" is just as anonymous as "Anonymous," when you think about it. You don't put your last name, and nobody who doesn't already know you can tell who you are from your profile. So let's lay off that, Mr. Anonymous Chuck.

    Yeah, we have the right to go after the group that killed our citizens, but we didn't have the right to invade Iraq. That's the war that people had to rationalize with all sorts of reasons that turned out to not be true, like Hussein's ties to AQ (we now know they were talking about Zarqawi, who they could've killed in 2003 but didn't because it would rob them of a reason for war, and besides he was in the Kurdish north, hidden by Hussein's enemies). Not to mention the WMD crap. That was all rationalization. The Iraq War was not inevitable, it was a war of choice.

    And if we drafted people Americans wouldn't engage in wars of choice.

    No, I wouldn't send 4-F people. The draft board never did that anyway, so what's the point of asking that?

  • Excuse me? Who rationalized the war? I said that they knew the possibility of war existed. Here is my EXACT Statement:
    EVERYONE currently in Iraq (up to age about age 50) Originally VOLUNTEERED for military duty. They did for various reasons. But EVERY ONE OF THEM should have realized that war could happen.

    How, pray tell, is this "Rationalizing the war"?

    Tell me, "Annonymous"-- would you send a "Four-F" over? Let's say, someone like me, who cannot hear well enough to hear a car honking, let alone a footfall? How about the one-armed guy who lost an arm in an accident of some sort?

    I DO believe the task to be nearly finished. It is time to allow our folks to begin to withdraw.

    BTW, "Anonymous", I understand that there are times when War is necessary. It doesn't mean I have to LIKE it. Do you believe that Al-Qaida was justified in hijacking planes, flying them into the Twin Towers, The Pentagon, and what very well could have been the White House? I am NOT saying that Iraq is home to Al-Qaida.
    Does the U.S. have a right to strike back at the group that killed more than 2500 of our citizens?

  • I think we need the draft. Without it, too many Americans rationalize any war by saying "Well, they volunteered." The innocent civilians in the country we invaded sure didn't volunteer.

  • A brief summary of why this poem exists: It was inspired by a sign which read "Our Freedom died today", which was carried by a protester of the draft and the likely consequence: War. It was written one day after Carter's declaration that "Selective Service must be revitalized".
    In this day, the Soviet Union existed, the VietNam war was over. The world wasn't completely at peace--but it never has been!

    OUR FREEDOM DIED TODAY

    When the beginning of the end arrives
    I wonder how many will be left alive.
    How many will be sleeping sound, in their final resting ground?
    How many lay dying in the field, because they were forced to yield?
    How many had been forced to fight, for a government which may not have been right?

    If, in the field, I am dying, and next to me a Soviet's dying,
    I'll say "I have no quarrel with you, my friend.
    Maybe, we will meet again."
    As we touch hands, and feel warm,
    overhead the plane drops its bomb.

    It's the situation I deplore: Registration leads to draft and war.
    So if, my friend, they come to take you
    Don't scream, don't yell, don't run away.
    Just look 'em squarely in the eye
    and say "Our Freedom died Today".

  • Before I post the poem, remember: It was written in '78, I believe--or was it '79? Whichever year--it was the year that Carter revitalized selective service. At the time, I was, and have always been, against the draft. My Father served in WWII. And, even though it may come across differently, I abhor the idea and action of war. War isn't inevitable, but it is, sometimes, necessary.

    Remember, too: Soviet Union still existed.

    One last question, if I may, and the poem will be on the next post.
    What about you--did you serve in the military? If so, I owe you thanks, whether or not we agree politically. In fact, whenever I see a Vet (In Minnesota, we are able to purchase special license plates- Indicating the War, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, or the like), I thank him (or her) for their service.

  • "The military officials (Officers) seldom make distinction between "Just and Unjust wars". It's not their job."

    Exactly. The people who do make that distinction don't have anyone to lose if they make a mistake. I believe politicians would be more careful, and ask tougher questions, if their own flesh and blood were on the line.

    About your question re: the draft:

    I believe the draft should return. If all Americans, including those who reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, had to worry about their kids being shipped off to fight, America might be more selective about the wars it engages in.

    Please go ahead and post the poem, I'd like to read it.

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