“Mommy Factor”
Senator Jim Webb sits on the Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee. He introduced a bill that required active duty troops to have at least as much time at home as their most recent tour. Webb was Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan and has been awarded the Silver Star for heroism.
Webb’s bill called for a one year in Iraq to a minimum of one year state side ratio for people on active duty. Those in the Guard and Reserves, that had been gone for a year would get three years back home.
General Petraeus said the war is going to take a very long time. Every time our troops get different commanders or new ideas from the White House the same troops are used over and over again. Webb considers this irresponsible.
Our troops have been occupying Iraq for more than four years and Senator Webb insists Congress must start to shape operational policies as it relate to the troops. Webb said: “This puts a great responsibility on those of us in leadership positions to make sure they’re used right.” Our troops will continue to be “used” as gangsters for capitalism, because yesterday, nearly all Republican Senators voted against closure for Webb’s bill. Thereby, they again demonstrated they support Bush’s policies even if it breaks our military.
Our military has a hard time recruiting people for this war effort in the enlisted ranks. They’re now resorting to felons, obese youth and the usual rejectees. Nevertheless, for the second consecutive month our military recruiters have failed to reach their goal.
We’re seeing retention numbers of officers go down. The West Point class of 2000 and ‘01, which are the two most recent classes that finished their minimum obligation, have been bailing out of the military at a ratio that’s five times as high as before Iraq. Furthermore, since the invasion of Iraq the rate of Army desertions has increased 80 percent.
The Pentagon is complaining about the “mommy factor”, whereby mothers are encouraging their sons and daughters not to enlist. If the voters fail to discharge Senate Republicans in sufficient numbers on election day of 2008, the “mommy factor” may be the only way to end the occupation of Iraq.
Webb’s bill called for a one year in Iraq to a minimum of one year state side ratio for people on active duty. Those in the Guard and Reserves, that had been gone for a year would get three years back home.
General Petraeus said the war is going to take a very long time. Every time our troops get different commanders or new ideas from the White House the same troops are used over and over again. Webb considers this irresponsible.
Our troops have been occupying Iraq for more than four years and Senator Webb insists Congress must start to shape operational policies as it relate to the troops. Webb said: “This puts a great responsibility on those of us in leadership positions to make sure they’re used right.” Our troops will continue to be “used” as gangsters for capitalism, because yesterday, nearly all Republican Senators voted against closure for Webb’s bill. Thereby, they again demonstrated they support Bush’s policies even if it breaks our military.
Our military has a hard time recruiting people for this war effort in the enlisted ranks. They’re now resorting to felons, obese youth and the usual rejectees. Nevertheless, for the second consecutive month our military recruiters have failed to reach their goal.
We’re seeing retention numbers of officers go down. The West Point class of 2000 and ‘01, which are the two most recent classes that finished their minimum obligation, have been bailing out of the military at a ratio that’s five times as high as before Iraq. Furthermore, since the invasion of Iraq the rate of Army desertions has increased 80 percent.
The Pentagon is complaining about the “mommy factor”, whereby mothers are encouraging their sons and daughters not to enlist. If the voters fail to discharge Senate Republicans in sufficient numbers on election day of 2008, the “mommy factor” may be the only way to end the occupation of Iraq.
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