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	Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips Members of Congress That Preach Defeat clipped by: merrie clippers remarks: The continual droning in Congress about the Iraq War and the need for the United States to declare defeat and impeach the judgment of President George W. Bush and our top military commanders, such as General David Petraeus, highlights a deficiency in Congress which rarely is addressed. Only 29% of current United States Senators and 23% of Representatives have served in a branch of the United States Armed Forces. These numbers are down from 1991, the height of the Persian Gulf War, when 68% of Senators and 48% of Representatives had served. After the 2008 election the proportion is likely to decrease again in view of retirements. This is particularly true of those, like Senator John S. McCain III R, who have served in combat. The exception to this statement would be Representative John ?Jack? Murtha D, Chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, who currently is busy paying off his campaign donors with special earmarks that he has no time to be distracted by the Iraq War Clip Source: www.freecongress.org It is true that throughout American history few of those in Congress have served, because the military has been a small and, with few exceptions, all-volunteer. While veterans rarely have represented a majority in Congress, there was, until Vietnam, a great respect for those who had served their country. Most of our Presidents have performed military service. Twelve of the 42 Presidents have been generals. Many Americans are patriotic and support those who are willing to serve in harm?s way and risk the ultimate sacrifice. The problem is that there is a vocal segment of the population, including many in Congress, who are willing to use the military as a political and media football, trying to score political points at the expense of our men and women in uniform. They never suggest alternative strategies for the military that may lead to both victory and an exit. Instead, they spew hatred and arrogance and preach defeat as the only strategy that will work. By Paul M. Weyrich Tags: iraq, vietnam, john mccain, jack murtha, john kerry zum Artikel... Anzeige Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de