Just Say 'No' To Military Recruiters

[nightperson]

Former tank gunner Charley Reese continues to throw down the "antiwar conservative" gauntlet:

"Suppose a traveling salesman came to your door. He said he was representing a foreign country that had a bad government. He would like for your son to volunteer to overthrow that government and possibly get killed in the process.

What would you do? I'd slam the door in his face. There is no way I would allow my son or daughter to sacrifice his or her life for the benefit of some foreigners I don't even know.

You should keep that in mind if some military recruiter latches on to your son or daughter. Under the present circumstances, it's practically a certainty that the young men and women in the armed forces will not be used to defend the United States or Americans. They will be used as mercenaries to advance the interests of other countries and multinational corporations, but unlike the mercenaries in civilian clothes, they will be paid a pittance.

The politicians in Washington have turned patriotism into a racket. The last time we went to war in defense of our own freedom was in 1941. Since then, we've died for Koreans, Vietnamese, Iraqis, Afghans, and big corporate interests. The American people ought to say "Enough." One way to do that is to just say "no" to military recruiters. If some multinational corporation wants to exploit the resources of a foreign country, let it hire its own mercenaries. If Israel is afraid of Syria or Iran, let it declare war on that country. If the two Koreas want to contest who will control the Korean peninsula, let them have at it with their own soldiers, not ours."