The Marine Corps authorized the recall of thousands of Marines to active duty, whether they want to go or not. The current estimated number is 2500 but it wouldn't surprise me if the number increases. The recall is a result of a shortfall in unit deployments and shortage of volunteers for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nothing says a war is going well and the troops support like those very same troops having to be forced to go. Its a solid indication of the military rank and file's support waning along with the general public. This may be normal for any war, but almost 4 years in and Iraq doesn't even look close to be calm enough to allow for a organized withdrawal that the Bush Administration keeps claiming can occur.
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ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of military people who do not want to go - my guess is all of them - since they were working on having a life outside of the military. That doesn't mean they won't go. If I was recalled I wouldn't be happy - but I would go. They signed the contract - no one forced them to do that. They cannot recall you after your contract is up - unless there was some sort of draft or something.
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