The United States National Guard
Prior to the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, the National Guard's policy regarding deployment was that Guardsmen would be required to serve no more than six months over seas at any time. Due to strains placed on active duty units following the attacks, the possible deployment time was increased to 18 months. Additional strains placed on military units as a result of the invasion of Iraq further increased the amount of time a Guardsman could be deployed to 24 months. Current DOD policy is that no Guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more than 24 months (cumulative) in one six year enlistment period.
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"If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world and nation building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road, and I'm going to prevent that.... ....I don't want to be the world's policeman, I want to be the world's peacemaker."
George W. Bush - Gore/Bush Presidential Debate
October 3, 2000
Ironside said:Had we stayed out of Iraq or invaded with a REAL coalition, there would be NO STRAINS on our Military.
Bush KNEW that!
Here's what he said when applying to the American People for the job of Commander in Chief...
Where's the OUTRAGE?
You guessed WRONG! While I thought the blow-jobs were the business of ONLY Clinton, his God, Hillary and Monika Lewinski... and certainly not the Government's, when he lied under oath, he blew it! No pun intended.Pacridge said:With all the problems going on you want to start an impeachment movement? Why not use that energy to help solve some problems that could actually be addressed? Instead you want to tie up the congress with impeachment hearings. Let me guess you were completely against it when Congress did that to Clinton, but since it's now Bush that screwing things up, you're all for it.
Ironside said:You guessed WRONG! While I thought the blow-jobs were the business of ONLY Clinton, his God, Hillary and Monika Lewinski... and certainly not the Government's, when he lied under oath, he blew it! No pun intended.
He should have answered the way Geroge Bush answered questions about cocaine use and paying for an abortion in the 70's. Bush simply said, he refused to answer questions like that.
Are there any more assumptions you'd like to make?
Pacridge said:But am I incorrect in that you think tying the fed. gov. up with an impeachment is a good idea?
Ironside said:Well, if you keep digging a hole, it's only going to get bigger.
Bush has REALLY screwed up a lot.
Where do we draw the line and say, enough is enough?
Because, I feel the need to rant. I'm an OUTRAGED American citizen.Pacridge said:I agree with you there. The man has made a mess of just about everything he's touched. He's running the country just like he did his oil company, right into the ground.
I just don't see it as a viable option. Unlike the Clinton situation, the numbers in the Congress don't add up for it. It's just never going to happen. So why not use our energy on things that can be dealt with?
Ironside said:IMPEACH BUSH MOVEMENT!
Bush has failed us in oh so many ways.
Our "National Guard" is stuck fighting in a nation (QUAGMIRE) called Iraq instead of tending to domestic affairs, as needed.
Hurricane Katrina has OVERWHELMED this Government, as did the WTC attacks on 9/11/01!
FEMA Director Brown, who Bush told "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" 5 days after Hurricane Katrina hit, has resigned and who does Bush appoint as interim Director? David Paulison, the frickin' "duct tape and plastic sheathing, in the case of chemical attack", guy!
Oh boy, don't we feel safe now! NOT!
My goodness George Bush hadn't even seen any footage and didn't have any idea how serious Hurricane Katrina was until the NEXT DAY!
Mississippi still hasn't been tended to by FEMA in many areas.
Hurricane Katrina has shown America and the world the readiness of the United States in case of an emergency. You'd think 4 years after 9/11 we'd have done MUCH BETTER than we did. The Bush Administration has FAILED US AGAIN!
How much more should we have to endure of this President? How long can Rightwing America condone his EVERY MOVE?
Where's the OUTRAGE?
Old and wise said:The problem is that he can only be impeached for committing a crime.
Stupidity and generally being an asshole are not impeachable offenses. Too bad.
Ironside said:IMPEACH BUSH MOVEMENT!
Bush has failed us in oh so many ways.
Our "National Guard" is stuck fighting in a nation (QUAGMIRE) called Iraq instead of tending to domestic affairs, as needed.
Hurricane Katrina has OVERWHELMED this Government, as did the WTC attacks on 9/11/01!
FEMA Director Brown, who Bush told "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" 5 days after Hurricane Katrina hit, has resigned and who does Bush appoint as interim Director? David Paulison, the frickin' "duct tape and plastic sheathing, in the case of chemical attack", guy!
Oh boy, don't we feel safe now! NOT!
My goodness George Bush hadn't even seen any footage and didn't have any idea how serious Hurricane Katrina was until the NEXT DAY!
Mississippi still hasn't been tended to by FEMA in many areas.
Hurricane Katrina has shown America and the world the readiness of the United States in case of an emergency. You'd think 4 years after 9/11 we'd have done MUCH BETTER than we did. The Bush Administration has FAILED US AGAIN!
How much more should we have to endure of this President? How long can Rightwing America condone his EVERY MOVE?
Where's the OUTRAGE?
Ironside said:Because, I feel the need to rant. I'm an OUTRAGED American citizen.
I can't stand to just sit and watch this President do what he's doing to our Troops and America, as well as her People! This concerns me deeply!
He must be STOPPED!
It's already too late for the victims of 9/11. (Bush had warnings)
It's already too late for some of the Troops that were deployed to Iraq.
It's already too late for many of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
I feel a sense of responsibility as an American citizen to try to stop him before it's too late for others!
Calm2Chaos said:OOPSSS....
Sorry the answer is NO
No matter how much you complain or make **** up the answer will be NO
After 08 and the Dems lose again and your asking for another impeachment, the answer will still be NO
wxcrazytwo said:you must really like ignorance and stupidity in one of our highest offices...
Calm2Chaos said:Why... Do you plan on visting the White House?
YOU will complain no matter what happens. If it involves the president, regaurdless you will complain. Keeping this in mind how can what you say be serious
wxcrazytwo said:Dude, the guys an idiot and you know it.
Calm2Chaos said:Well I am not going to say he's a Rhode Scholar...But I don't think he is an idiot either. And until someone can toss up someone on the ticket that has a clue. I will stick with what I know
What's with this US and THEM bullshit? The problem is not liberalism. The problem is not conservatism. The problem IS you and me........the American Voter. We are into this loyalty to the party crap so much that it has affected the health of this nation. We don't seem to even have the desire to work with each other for a common good.Originally posted by Stu Ghatze:
The liberal democrats have been waiting for, & even INVENTING any reason whatsoever to have Bush removed from office.
Blame blame, & blame. YOU people think that by employing the leftwing media to portray Bush as insensitive, as a liar, as a racist etc etc, & we must not forget the WAR MONGER epithet either, ..that its going to help the liberal whackos in 08'!
Far from it, ..it is only re-inforcing what the 'real' mainstream majority already knows, & that fact is this: You people cannot win at the ballot box anymore, & need inventive scandal, & conspiracy to attempt to remove Bush from office.
It aint gonna happen, ..& NO the democrats will not ever be successful at "institutionalizing" liberalism either.
The liberal fun days are over, ..& they, the liberal ideologues that pretended to represent the majority no longer have a media monopoly either.
If the DNC continues to hitch its wagon on those liberal whackos, get used to more DNC election losses.
Howard Dean, & some of the rest of the DNC party bosses are the best asset the republicans could ever hope to have, as is the two faced Hillary Clinton pretending to be something other than what she really is; & THAT has ALWAYS been the phoney moniker of the disingenous liberal democrat who cannot ever hope to get elected by the REAL mainstream voter who has damn little to share with the modern democratic party anymore!
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