Well, I don't normally do this, even to people's emails. I hate hate hate forwarded messages. This one is from my Mom, God bless her. I haven't checked the veracity of the claims made therein, but it was interesting enough for me to post. If you want to take me to task for it being inaccurate (which I have no idea if it is or is not),
meh on you.
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Now:
709,000 REGULAR (ACTIVE DUTY) PERSONNEL.
293,000 RESERVE TROOPS.
EIGHT STANDING ARMY DIVISIONS.
20 AIR FORCE AND NAVY AIR WINGS WITH 2,000 COMBAT AIRCRAFT.
232 STRATEGIC BOMBERS.
19 STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES WITH 3,114 NUCLEAR WARHEADS ON
232 MISSILES.
500 ICBMs WITH 1,950 WARHEADS
FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND 121 SURFACE COMBAT SHIPS AND SUBMARINES
PLUS ---
ALL THE SUPPORT BASES, SHIPYARDS, CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS, THEIR WORK
FORCES, AND LOGISTICAL ASSETS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THESE VAST FORCES.
IS THIS COUNTRY?
RUSSIA ? NO
CHINA ? NO
GREAT BRITAIN ? NO
FRANCE ? WRONG AGAIN ( - please !!!!! - )
MUST BE USA ? STILL WRONG (SORT OF) ----
GIVE UP ?
THESE ARE THE AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES THAT WERE ELIMINATED DURING THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE OF BILL CLINTON AND AL
GORE.
If you help John Kerry get elected, we won't have any effective U.S.
Military capability left. Please tell your friends.
SLEEP WELL!
Also, keep this in mind as the political pundits spew their anti-Bush
propaganda. I've heard several claims that our servicemen are deployed
for too long, and serving longer tours. This kind of talk is sure to
continue as the election looms closer. If we still had all these
military personnel, troops could be rotated more frequently