By Sharon Hughes
The above picture was sent to me via email from the re-enlistment ceremony held on July 4th in Baghadad...a few years ago.
It was the largest re-enlistment ever held in military history. The ceremony was held at Al Faw Palace, Baghdad, Iraq. General David Petraeus officiated. Yet, this amazing story was ignored by the "mainstream" media.
A pizzeria in Chicago donated 2000 pizzas that were made and shipped to Baghdad, and were delivered on the 4th. The media did report that 2000 pizzas were sent to Iraq on July 4th, but not what for -- the only part they left out of the report was the event for which the pizzas were sent.
American men and women volunteered to stay longer in Iraq, so that when we leave, the new democracy will have a chance of surviving.
But today, in 2009, re-enlistments are down.
Why? Well how about the effects from the rhetoric coming out of this administration, e.g. recent Homeland Security Dept.'s assessment of veterans "vulnerable to right-wing extremists"; or suggesting veterans pay for their own medical treatment for wartime wounds; or the removal of bonuses for re-enlisting? Couple all this with uncertainty of mission execution, and you're going to see a decrease in re-enlistments, as well as in new recruits.
This is certainly change...but is it part of the the change many hoped it would be.
Nope, I don't think so.
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