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Title: Army Report: AWOLs Up 234%
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Huffington Post
URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron ... ort-awols-up-234_b_680615.html
Published: Aug 12, 2010
Author: Aaron Glantz
Post Date: 2010-08-14 14:22:19 by Red Jones
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Comments: 11
Army Report: AWOLs Up 234% Tucked into this massive Army report on suicide is an interesting fact: Since 2004, the number of soldiers going AWOL, deserting, and "missing movement" -- that is failing to deploy when they're supposed to -- has gone up a shocking 234 percent. The Army includes this fact on page 92 of the 350 page document, in a section on misdemeanor crimes -- alongside motor vehicle violations, substance abuse, and other crimes -- which collectively have been rising at the rate of more than 5,000 a year for the last five years. "Good order and discipline are on the decline," the report says. Alternatively, one could say that after seven years of war in Iraq and nearly a decade in Afghanistan, American soldiers are increasingly unwilling to risk their lives for unpopular wars with an unclear path to victory. Follow Aaron Glantz on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Aaron_Glantz
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#1. To: Red Jones (#0)
Brainwashing finally starting to wear off after SEVEN years? Damn good brain washing.
God is always good!
Finally, some good news!!
Sheep have very thick skulls. You can cattle prod a folk a good lone while before they begin to catch on that they've been had. Iran is on the horizon. Time for those sots in DC to ramp up the draft and pronto. The tribe at home is getting restless. They're gonna have to seriously pull the terrah boogie man out of the bag and begin selecting people for the services on a non-volunteer basis. I'm dying to see if the four-legs become two-legs they oughta be and tell the neo-con scum to stuff it.
There is no long form.
But war is FUN! It's a BLAST! Where else can a young punk go to commit murder and get paid for it? And the torture of civilians is icing on the cake! How I wish I was 25 years younger.
Click for Privacy and Preparedness files I've listened to preachers I've listened to fools I've watched all the dropouts Who make their own rules One person conditioned to rule and control The media sells it and you live the role ~Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train
It is a lawless nation without an anchor anymore.... as an example, let's take a peek at YOUR post, Red.... America is in disarray BECAUSE YOU (RED JONES) don't have any sense of honour or loyalty about our country. And the swallowers of your obvious and dismal personal philosophy have morally bankrupted this nation.
"we ought to lay off the criticism" -- Pinguinite, circa 2010-05-26 22:17:22 ET
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
God Speed to MEN of Peace who have thrown down their intruments of murder for gain of the Elites and Political Class. May the remaining Souls of the remaining soldies awaken to the truth of their purpose, and throw down their instuments of death, a mere vehicle for profit for the Political Class.
you really give me a lot of credit. I didn't know I was so powerful.
Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
I would imagine that an awful lot of military people find it very hard to keep up good morale. its very hard on them.
Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
It must be hard to be MORAL when you are murdering for the Empire.
Alternatively, one could say that after seven years of war in Iraq and nearly a decade in Afghanistan, American soldiers are increasingly unwilling to risk their lives for unpopular wars with an unclear path to victory.
#2. To: Red Jones (#0)
Army Report: AWOLs Up 234%
#3. To: RickyJ (#1)
#4. To: Red Jones, all (#0)
Alternatively, one could say that after seven years of war in Iraq and nearly a decade in Afghanistan, American soldiers are increasingly unwilling to risk their lives for unpopular wars with an unclear path to victory.
#5. To: Red Jones (#0)
"Good order and discipline are on the decline," the report says.
we should listen to what the mexicans want if we had any brains at all.
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#7. To: Jethro Tull (#2)
#8. To: Red Jones (#0)
the number of soldiers going AWOL, deserting, and "missing movement" -- that is failing to deploy when they're supposed to -- has gone up a shocking 234 percent.
#9. To: buckeroo (#5)
America is in disarray BECAUSE YOU
#10. To: Lysander_Spooner (#8)
#11. To: Red Jones (#10)
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