Bush is now dragging 68 y/o Medicare recipients back into the military.

[fishface]

Way to go Village Idiot!

Ala. Doctor Reactivated for Iraq War at 68

Mon Jul 19, 7:19 PM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!

DECATUR, Ala. - At 68, many people are slowing down. Not John Wicks: He's going to Iraq (news - web sites). Wicks, a psychiatrist, has been called out of military retirement by the Army to fill a shortage of mental health experts needed to help soldiers cope with combat. He could be gone as long as a year.

The Army hasn't told Wicks what his exact assignment in Iraq is, or where in the country it will send him.

"I believe that the morale in general is not that good since the scandal at that prison," he said, referring to the allegations of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. "When morale is high, you have fewer of these kinds of problems. And when morale is low you have more."

Wicks, who is beginning a week of training in Texas, will have the rank of colonel. His previous military experience includes two years active duty with the Marines and 18 years in the Alabama National Guard.

Wicks is a veteran of the U.S. war with Iraq in 1991, but his wife said things are different this time.

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[Wonk]

1. Hi. A couple of points, re: your thread here

a) You quoted more than 4 paragraphs and forgot to include a link.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules.html

b) This is a duplicate thread. There are at least two other threads on this story already.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2030760
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=694560&mesg_id=694560

[fishface]

2. My apologies..

I'm just starting to figure out this place.

[Kanary]

4. Understandable

Suggestion...... add your comments to the other thread, and ask the mods to delete this one.

It's complicated here sometimes. :hi:

Kinda like walking through a minefield of words..... ^_^

Kanary

[izzie]

3. One thing that is right is the govt. needs this guy,

Maybe he should start working in Congress?

[elperromagico]

5. He was in the Alabama National Guard for 18 years?

Hmm. Wonder if he ever saw Bush there...

[Gman]

6. Of course everyone is happy to serve and honor The Revolution of 2000

all must honor The Revolution with service.

We'll find out more next year about the draft.

[gatorboy]

8. As was said in Staship Troopers....

"Service guarantees citizenship!"

[Moderator]

7. fishface

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