tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post6683262703889931187..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: ConscriptionGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-35216094187839056502008-10-19T18:37:00.000-07:002008-10-19T18:37:00.000-07:00Be very careful what you wish for... In Barack...Be very careful what you wish for... <BR/><BR/> In Barack Obama's July 2, 2008 speech calling America to national service, Obama proposed "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded" as our military... This has prompted some in the blogosphere to raise the specter of a huge new domestic paramilitary organization. Others suggest that he may have been talking about our "current non-military security agencies...<BR/><BR/><BR/> He said: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Curiously, the official transcript of the speech omitted those last two sentences.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Add an Obama paramilitary force to his campaign's attempts to suppress criticism and I can't help but recall 1933 Germany.<BR/><BR/>Think the new Internal Security Force plans to use Obama's distinctive logo on their armbands?Andrea Shea Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096392660279770757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-80799375567460326052008-10-15T12:09:00.000-07:002008-10-15T12:09:00.000-07:00I agree with Greybeard... sorta.Both candidates ha...I agree with Greybeard... sorta.<BR/><BR/>Both candidates have proposed throughout their campaigns that they will promote national service. But national service can come in many forms. There are many things an individual can do to give back. I think people should do good for the sake of doing good but if the need an extra incentive like college money then fine. Heck that's why some people join the military these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-75924991298251631282008-10-15T05:36:00.000-07:002008-10-15T05:36:00.000-07:00Mandatory won't feed the bulldog or protect the Re...Mandatory won't feed the bulldog or protect the Republic. I was RA when there were still USs and it wasn't WW2. But a system like Rico's* Federation where citizenship is earned through voluntary service would be a more equitable system. I'm not sure if we have to go all the way to the Lysistrata Corps but the choice would be each adult's.<BR/><BR/>* Lt Juan Rico, MIThe Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-55966690234232580252008-10-15T05:24:00.000-07:002008-10-15T05:24:00.000-07:00Personally, I'm with you on this. I think the ide...Personally, I'm with you on this. I think the idea of having everyone serve at least two years is a good idea - as long as they are no deferments.<BR/><BR/>The 'me' generation that I'm dealing with now is one of the most self-centered, selfish group I've ever dealt with. They don't believe that anything is bigger then themselves and they are unwilling to even consider the greater good. Everything is 'what's in it for me?' It makes me tired.<BR/><BR/>cjhCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.com