They're so adorable when they're this optimistic and idealistic:
The president must request a substantial increase in ground forces end strength. This increase is vital to sustaining the morale of the combat forces by ensuring that relief is on the way. The president must issue a personal call for young Americans to volunteer to fight in the decisive conflict of this generation.
Um ... yeah ... good luck with that last part.
AFTERSNARK: Just in case you think Tom Tomorrow is being sarcastically unfair, let me disabuse you of that notion (all emphasis tail-waggingly added):
Young Republicans Support Iraq War, but Not Willing to Join the Fight
By Adam Smeltz
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Wednsday 01 September 2004
NEW YORK - Young Republicans gathered here for their party's national convention are united in applauding the war in Iraq, supporting the U.S. troops there and calling the U.S. mission a noble cause.
But there's no such unanimity when they're asked a more personal question: Would you be willing to put on the uniform and go to fight in Iraq?
"Frankly, I want to be a politician. I'd like to survive to see that," said Vivian Lee, 17, a war supporter visiting the convention from Los Angeles,
Lee said she supports the war but would volunteer only if the United States faced a dire troop shortage or "if there's another Sept. 11."
"As long as there's a steady stream of volunteers, I don't see why I necessarily should volunteer," said Lee, who has a cousin deployed in the Middle East.
"If there was a need presented, I would go," said Chris Cusmano, a 21-year-old member of the College Republicans organization from Rocky Point, N.Y. But he said he hasn't really considered volunteering.
And the absolute capper:
"I physically probably couldn't do a whole lot" in Iraq, said Tiffanee Hokel, 18, of Webster City, Iowa, who called the war a moral imperative. She knows people posted in Iraq, but she didn't flinch when asked why she wouldn't go.
"I think I could do more here," Hokel said, adding that she's focusing on political action that supports the war and the troops.
"We don't have to be there physically to fight it," she said.
Hugh Hewitt would be so proud.
3 comments:
bush II make a personal call to American youth to do what he most pointedly did not.
that would be fukkin' hilarious.
"This increase is vital to sustaining the morale of the combat forces by ensuring that relief is on the way."
Kagan is such a well-informed guy that he apparently doesn't understand that Bush's "surge" is largely going to be brought about by extending the deployment of soldiers already stationed in Iraq.
Soldier: "Alright, relief is on the way! Waitaminute, you want me to stay until when?!?"
If only this were true:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/privileged_youths_enlist_to_fight_in_iraq
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