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Originally Posted by Sherry_Giskie  Well if most of our troops aren't in Iraq, then why are there so many people getting sent there? For example, my sister went into the army and after being in only a year she was going to be sent to Iraq! Also, 3 friends of hers that joined about the same time were being sent there also! I'm just asking this because I "DON'T" know the answer. I'm not trying to argue. Also, if there are so many troops here, why aren't they doing anything about the borders? It's obviously an invasion happening there. It's also not hard to see the problem areas, if you look at the minority maps.
I don't pay attention to politics at this point. Maybe because I am only 22 years old and have trust issues with NORMAL people! I never know which party I go into because I have strong feelings on issues that don't fit into the same party. Politics make me feel helpless and weak and I'm sure I'm not the only one! |
1st of all...there are roughly 2.3 million people in our military (including active duty, reserves, guards and Irr. At any given time there are roughly what...140,000 troops in Iraq and much much fewer in Afghanistan.
The reason why they "get sent" on deployment soon is because when they graduate training they are usually slotted to fill a unit that is in the chute for deployment because those units have priority. EXAMPLE: My brother in law just graduated computer school at Fort Gordon. He got to Hawaii, inprocessed and is now at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin. His unit goes to Iraq in December. He was sent there because they needed his MOS.
As far as "the invasion" there ARE troops doing things that perhaps you aren't aware of. The UAV (Unmanned ariel vehicle) trainee's at for Huachuca, AZ fly missions over the border and report to the border patrol. It's not something that makes the papers. As far as putting Tanks on the border...well what would you do with them? SHoot women and children with tank rounds?
I have things I like about both parties but I vote the party that best represents most of my views.