Individual Ready Reserve refusing to be called back (article)

Solly Mack

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:08 AM
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Individual Ready Reserve refusing to be called back (article)

http://www.estripes.com/

Half of IRR call-ups seek delays, deferments; hundreds are no-shows

"Half the Individual Ready Reserves members given orders by the Army to fight the war on terror have asked for either a delay or an exemption to the order, and Army officials are approving the majority � 66 percent � of the requests. Hundreds of other IRR members, meanwhile, simply have failed to show up at deployment stations when ordered to do so"

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Ganja Ninja

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:11 AM
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1. No-Shows!

Edited on Thu Jan-20-05 11:11 AM by Sentinel Chicken

That's the best way to fight them. Make them come after you. Make them go to court. Make it so difficult that they have to start a real draft instead of this back door draft.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:12 AM
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2. The more they fight it, the bigger this gets

the more support it will gain.

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Union Thug

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:27 AM
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3. Furthermore, this is telling...

IF people believed that this was a war that America *had* to fight to defend this country(throngs of Iraqi soldiers had invaded Walla Walla, for example), I really believe that most of our citizens would be prepared to rush to its defense. That so many are now starting to flip the gov. the bird reveals, to me anyway, that they do not believe in the premise of this war, that morale is dropping exponentially, and sooner or later, the Bushies are going to be in real trouble...

Good for the resisters. Keep that middle finger high in the air and tell lil' George and his minions of doom to go fight their war themselves. Just say no to Murder, Inc.

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Solly Mack

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:31 AM
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4. They see the farce for what it is

and it's a beautiful middle finger!

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