trOOps ArE hUmAn, pt 2

IN CASE YOU MISSED PART 1

Here we are 2 months after the first vote on the Webb-Hagel amendment. And with all that has happened in this short period of time, the bill to allow military members AT LEAST equal time away from war has again been filibustered by the Republicans. HOW THE FUCK can this be happening? I am SO disgusted at how our "leaders" are treating the military. They think this is a game. This is not about politics; it's about humanity.

England, who is now completely out of Iraq, requires soldiers to have a 2 to 1 ratio. 6 months in = 1 year out. We do not even allow our soldiers a 1 to 1 ratio. It used to take authorization from a four-star general for American troops to serve more than 180 days. Currently, tours are at 15 months.

We cannot continue to let this happen. We're setting ourselves up to be speaking Chinese in the next 15 years. We're burning out our current volunteer military. At the same time, we're creating more and more enemies. The result of this is going to be that we will not have the military might when we need it in the future. And we WILL need it because the world will not stand by and let us act a fool forever. Eventually, they will get fed up and stand up to the bully. And God forbid if China ever calls us on our debt to them.

While Congress was spitting in the faces of the troops, they had the time to VOTE ON A BILL REGARDING THE MOVEON.ORG AD! And THIS ONE kills me: you can no longer speak out against members of the military.

TROOPS ARE HUMAN! CONGRESS APPARENTLY IS NOT!

PLEASE WAKE UP! AND IF YOU ARE AWAKE, WAKE UP SOMEONE ELSE!