Reply #9: Rangel's timing is not right [View All]

[mtnsnake]

Charlie Rangel is rightfully looking out for the soldiers who are fighting this war, with so many of the ones who are there because they have no better choices at home for reasons of poverty, etc. I don't disagree with Rangel that the soldiers in ANY war should more fairly represent a truer crosssection of our country, not just a poorer crosssection. The thing is, this is NOT the war to be making that point. This is the time for Democrats to END this war, not promote something that would extend it. Charlie Rangel should make sure peacetime comes first, and then we could listen to his proposals for making sure that future wars are represented by a more fair representation of people than the Iraq War was.