[Vision2020] shock and awe: Draft?
Pat Kraut
pkraut@moscow.com
Sat, 15 May 2004 15:58:24 -0700
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I find it very interesting that you would now complain that your taxes =
are being used for things you don't like. When conservative Christians =
complained that they didn't want to pay for abortions you turned a deaf =
year. Ya, I know...separation of church and state. Its all taxes folks. =
We all work hard for the money and we all have our standards. I feel as =
though all the years that Clinton was in office my taxes went to waste =
because of the military tear down and now we have to pay twice as much =
building it back up again. Not just with equipment but with morale also. =
Its a two sided coin.
PK
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tbertruss@aol.com=20
To: rhayes@turbonet.com ; vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] shock and awe: Draft?
Roger:
Everyone who pays taxes to the feds and/or votes is connected in =
however small or large a way with the activities of our military all =
over the world. We buy the bombs and bullets, pay the salaries of the =
interrogators, and chose the representatives in government who authorize =
the war, etc. These events are therefore local/national/international =
at once, and all share some responsibility, however much I'd rather not =
face what this really means! =20
The insistence on keeping a sharp delineation between local and =
non-local issues is only valid with some concerns, and is becoming =
increasingly more irrelevant as our world heads more and more towards an =
interconnected global reality.
Consider that it is possible a draft may be reinstated to cope with =
the demands of the US war effort. Young men and women from the Palouse =
could be chosen by force of law to die on foreign soil in the war =
effort. If the possible death of local residents is not a local =
concern, I don't know what would be.
Ted Moffett
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I find it very interesting that you =
would now=20
complain that your taxes are being used for things you don't like. When=20
conservative Christians complained that they didn't want to pay for =
abortions=20
you turned a deaf year. Ya, I know...separation of church and state. Its =
all=20
taxes folks. We all work hard for the money and we all have our =
standards. I=20
feel as though all the years that Clinton was in office my taxes went to =
waste=20
because of the military tear down and now we have to pay twice as much =
building=20
it back up again. Not just with equipment but with morale also. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Its a two sided coin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PK</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3DTbertruss@aol.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] shock =
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Draft?</DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR>Roger:<BR><BR>Everyone who pays =
taxes to=20
the feds and/or votes is connected in however small or large a way =
with the=20
activities of our military all over the world. We buy the bombs =
and=20
bullets, pay the salaries of the interrogators, and chose the =
representatives=20
in government who authorize the war, etc. These events are =
therefore=20
local/national/international at once, and all share some =
responsibility,=20
however much I'd rather not face what this really means! =
<BR><BR>The=20
insistence on keeping a sharp delineation between local and non-local =
issues=20
is only valid with some concerns, and is becoming increasingly more =
irrelevant=20
as our world heads more and more towards an interconnected global=20
reality.<BR><BR>Consider that it is possible a draft may be reinstated =
to cope=20
with the demands of the US war effort. Young men and women from =
the=20
Palouse could be chosen by force of law to die on foreign soil in the =
war=20
effort. If the possible death of local residents is not a local =
concern,=20
I don't know what would be.<BR><BR>Ted Moffett</FONT>=20
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