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So, in other words, with 60% of the population, the shiites would have no problem at all installing an Islamic Theocracy.

If you look back at the Iraqi history, you'll see we installed the Baath Party, which gave birth to the Saddam Dictatorship.

You see, we keep liberating, installing Governments, and then later have to go correct our error ... Do you see any problem with that??

I may be sticking my neck out at this time and accused of being unpatriotic, but here goes:

Some very unkind people might consider that Bush is among the most fortunate people on earth, whose greatest friends and allies are terrorists and terrorism and yet the terrorists never seem to win!

Each and every major act of terrorism around the world, since his legal friends gave him the White House, is being used by the Bush Administration to further their personal political objectives and the profits of their largest financial backers - weapons manufacturers and oil companies.

The terrible attack of 9/11, as it was certain to do, rescued an unpopular President and made him popular, united the nation behind him, gave him overwhelming public and international support for his long-planned invasion of Afghanistan, allowed him to justify his 'War On Terrorism' in turn enabling him to proclaim any mineral-rich nation he wished as a supporter of terrorism and gave him some domestic and overseas support for his next pre-election invasion target, oil-rich Iraq. So who benefitted other than the Bush Administration and friends? Certainly not bin Laden or even Saddam Hussein.

Then, just when it was most needed, along came the Bali bomb, which was guaranteed only to assist Bush further by bringing Australia and others on board his invasion train, but once again did nothing for the terrorists.

So what happens when there are no terrorist atrocities to assist them? They keep the public with them by raising the subject as frequently as possible on TV and issuing an endless stream of terrifying threats about nuclear, chemical and biological weapons far beyond the interests or ability of any average terrorist or nation to obtain or produce, due to the dangers and fear of American retaliation.

At the same time, the Administration arrange the arrest, at home and overseas, of a continuous series of likely suspects in a blaze of publicity and put them into concentration camps outside American jurisdiction to serve life-sentences, where they can deny nothing or may even be persuaded to make false confessions. Then there are the invasions ....

Actions certain to anger and encourage any would-be terrorists into fresh atrocities.

It is human nature that people always unite behind and vote for their governments in times of crisis, so by keeping the nation in this permanent state, Bush can only win, whilst his political opponents and terrorists are the certain losers!

Some might conclude that there are some extremely clever people in high places?

Suave, charming, sophisticated, handsome,
intelligent ...... and incredibly modest.

Washington

Sounds like the old Buck Rogers serial. A three minute review of the previous episode (whatever that was), two minutes of programming, a minute's worth of preview, and twenty-four minutes of advertising.

You may think you're kidding, ____, but I've done it. Ironic Times is free and I get some laughs out of it, so i actually bought a stupid $15.00 coffee mug. It's thermal in that it gets nice and warm when you put hot coffee in it.

Boy, am I outdated. I can only comment in the most general terms.

Avoid:
Civil Affairs - Tedium combined with potential for nasty envronment
Combat Arms - Almost no control over personal time, little opportunity for self directed education, other objections too obvious to mention
Equipment Maintenance - Okay for some, no benefit for you
Anything with the word Engineering in the title - It isn't what it sounds like
Supply and Services - You can hear the tedium going from benign to malignant

Mixed feelings:
Signal Corps MOS's - Top schools with doubtful civilian opportunities, highest security clearances in the military, and again, possibility of some crappy environments.

Fair to good:
Paralegal
Administration
Communication & Information Systems

Generally, you get into a broad field and don't have a lot of control of the actual specialty. Just get the experience behind you, don't lose sight of your personal goals, and get out with your self respect and carcass intact.