Mexed Messages Again
From the President's speech in Daytona Beach:
But me, I'm still trying to understand that "the best way to avoid a draft is to vote for me" part. See, George, either Kerry is a French-loving surrender monkey who isn't tough enough to fight terror, OR he's a militarist who will institute a draft. You have to pick one. If he's a naive, wimpy fool who sees fighting terrorists as a "law enforcement" activity, he wouldn't need a draft, see how that works? Especially if he's going to pull troops out of Iraq in 6 months. Not that I dispute your superior knowledge about how to "avoid a draft," but it's a little confusing.
And George, I don't want to get all "reality-based" on you, but is it really Presidential to say you absolutely won't have a draft? I mean, isn't the reason we've even had a Selective Service registering 18-year-olds all these years the possibility of a surprise situation that might require mass mobilization? After 9/11, I'd expect us to consider such a surprise more likely, not less. Wouldn't it be better to say that?
And could you say a little bit more about what you're doing about troops in Iraq who are so worn out that they are refusing their missions? And what's the big idea behind sending the elite OPFOR training regiment to fight in Iraq, replacing them with National Guard troops without their experience. Don't we need them to train those volunteers, in the all-volunteer Army?
See, until you start talking about these things, those of us still struggling with old-fashioned reality-based thinking are going to feel a draft coming on. Know what I mean? Unless...maybe you've gotten some inside info from ...well, you know. Upstairs?
If that's it, could you blink inappropriately a few times, just to let us know?
My opponent seems to be willing to say almost anything he thinks will benefit him politically. After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week -- we will have an all-volunteer army. (Applause.) Let me restate that. (Laughter.) We will not have a draft. (Applause.) No matter what my opponent tries to tell people and scare them, we will have an all-volunteer army. (Applause.) The only person talking about a draft is my opponent. The only politicians who have supported a draft are Democrats. And the best way to avoid a draft is to vote for me.George, I'm so sorry about all those bloggers out there who think it's SO funny to laugh about this little slip, especially coming in the clause right after you said how plain you made it.
But me, I'm still trying to understand that "the best way to avoid a draft is to vote for me" part. See, George, either Kerry is a French-loving surrender monkey who isn't tough enough to fight terror, OR he's a militarist who will institute a draft. You have to pick one. If he's a naive, wimpy fool who sees fighting terrorists as a "law enforcement" activity, he wouldn't need a draft, see how that works? Especially if he's going to pull troops out of Iraq in 6 months. Not that I dispute your superior knowledge about how to "avoid a draft," but it's a little confusing.
And George, I don't want to get all "reality-based" on you, but is it really Presidential to say you absolutely won't have a draft? I mean, isn't the reason we've even had a Selective Service registering 18-year-olds all these years the possibility of a surprise situation that might require mass mobilization? After 9/11, I'd expect us to consider such a surprise more likely, not less. Wouldn't it be better to say that?
And could you say a little bit more about what you're doing about troops in Iraq who are so worn out that they are refusing their missions? And what's the big idea behind sending the elite OPFOR training regiment to fight in Iraq, replacing them with National Guard troops without their experience. Don't we need them to train those volunteers, in the all-volunteer Army?
See, until you start talking about these things, those of us still struggling with old-fashioned reality-based thinking are going to feel a draft coming on. Know what I mean? Unless...maybe you've gotten some inside info from ...well, you know. Upstairs?
If that's it, could you blink inappropriately a few times, just to let us know?
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