Well, does anybody know what they are actually going to have this guy do? He was a test pilot at the time, and I imagine that when the army sent out the call ups they didn't check his medical records. He may be able to go in and show his injuries and they will not want him.
Or he may be there to help out at US base here to train new recruits. This story doesn't answer those questions. Anything we say is pure speculation. -----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 10:23 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Pilot, 47, Recalled For Active Duty > Russel wrote: > They signed a contract with criminal penalties for breaking it. No doubt there, but if the country is at the point where we need to recall a 47 year old guy with elbow, back, and knee injuries, do we have policy problems? Is that responsible for our defense? Some have suggested that Iraq is a terrorist honeypot, but that would mean we think there's little chance of a blowback on: 1.) Creating more animosity and terrorists than we're killing, 2.) That it will somehow prevent an onshore attack and, 3.) That it won't foster the exact environment people like Bin Laden want: a region that hates the US and everything we stand for therefore the populations drive us out and are open to a "backlash government" which means Muslim fundamentalist and Bin Laden. (a la Lebanon?) My issue is, our defense is getting pretty patchy is we're counting on this guy - a 47 year old antagonized, injured pilot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136514 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
