(I’m pretty late to the game on this link)
Strange, the original article is gone but thanks to Google Cache it’s still around:
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?
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“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.
Uhhhh, Vivian honey?
Officials said Wednesday [ed: June 8th]that although the Army will not release its numbers until Friday, it fell about 25 percent short of its target of signing up 6,700 recruits in May. The gap would have been even wider but for the fact that the military lowered the target by 1,350.
Can I get you some enlistment papers, dear? Or do you want to live to be a politician while some poor kid dies in your place for the war you wanted?
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