Re: Troubles with military service

[Charles Boisvert and Catherine Clinton]

I've written to my MP (in England) and d�put� (in France) about military
service and armies...  I would like the part of the taxes that I pay to
these countries,  that is normally used for maintaining armies,  to be
dedicated to peaceful uses instead.  We already have conscience objection
from conscription;  why can't we object to the use of our taxes for
military purposes as well?

WRT volunteering in the US Forces,  since there are so many readers from
the US...  The army has played a very minor role in defending your country
in recent times.  The prime elements in maintaining security have been the
size of your country,  its economic power,  its role as a leader in
technical and social change.  That's why the "cold" war was won without a
battle,  like all good wars.

Charles