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Politics : The 2nd Amendment-- The Facts........ -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JeffA who wrote (586)	6/18/1999 12:31:00 PM
From: coldhardtruth	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10167

Warmest greetings, JeffA. You may have heard about that questionnaire that was distributed to US servicemen at 29 Palms, CA a few years back. Have you or anyone else on this thread actually been afforded the opportunity to view it? The last "question" is of particular interest. If not, here it is: Actual 29 Palms Questionnaire 5-15-94 My name is --- and I am currently serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. I am not a JBS member but I have read several books put out by them and I read back issues of The New American. Enclosed is a survey given to myself and other Marines from different units on base that had participated in either Operations "Just Cause", "Desert Storm", or "Restore Hope". A Navy Commander came before us and said he was working on his Masters degree and he was writing a paper about giving up our military's sovereignty (sic) to the United Nations Secretary General. Needless to say, I was shocked. I marked all of the questions "Strongly disagree", and turned in the survey. The Marine next to me just happened to accidently (sic) grab two surveys as they were being passed out. He agreed to give it to me. This is no Fabrication. This survey was given to us on May 10th at Twenty- Nine Palms Marine Corps base in California. Also enclosed is an article from the base weekly newspaper from March of this year. I hope the survey can be of some use to you. Please feel free to contact me if you wish. Sincerly, (sic) (Name deleted) Combat Arms Survey This questionnaire is to gather data concerning the attitudes of combat trained personnel with regards (sic) to nontraditional missions. All of your responses are confidential. Write your answers directly on the questionnaire form. In Part II, place an "X" in the space provided for your response. Part I. Demographics 1. What service are you in? 2 What is your pay grade? 3. What is your MOS code and description? 4. What is your highest level of education in years? 5. How many months did you serve in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield? 6. How many months did you serve in Somalia? 7. What state or country did you primarily reside in during childhood? Part II. Attitudes (Each of these questions was followed by five answers. The respondent was asked to check one of the following: Strongly disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly agree, No opinion) Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used within the United States for any of the following missions? 8. Drug enforcement 9. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes) 10. Security at national events (e.g. Olympic Games, Super Bowl) 11. Environmental disaster clean-up 12. Substitute teachers in public schools 13. Community assistance programs (e.g. landscaping, environmental clean-up, road repair, animal control) 14. Federal and state prison guards 15. National Emergency police force 16. Advisors to S.W.A.T. units, the FBI, or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (B.A.T.F.) 17. Border Patrol (e.g. prevention of illegal aliens into U.S. territory.) Do you feel that U. S. combat troops under U.S. command should be used in other countries for any of the following United Nations missions? 18. Drug enforcement 19. Disaster relief 20. Environmental disaster clean-up 21. Peace keeping 22. Nation building (Reconstruct civil government, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system, etc.) 23. humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing, and clothing) Do you feel that U. S. combat troops should be used in other countries, under command of non-U.S. officers appointed by the United Nations for any of the following missions? 24. Drug enforcement 25. Disaster relief 26. Environmental disaster clean-up 27. Peace keeping 28. Nation building 29. Humanitarian relief 30. Police Action (e.g. Korea, Vietnam, but serving under non- U.S. officers) Consider the following statements: 31. The U.S. runs a field training exercise. U.N. combat troops should be allowed to serve in U.S. combat units during these exercises under U.S. command and control. 32. The United Nations runs a field training exercise. U.S. combat troops under U.S. command and control should serve in U.N. combat units during these exercises. 33. The United Nations runs a field training exercise. U.S. combat troops should serve under U. N. Command and control during these exercises. 34. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N. missions as long as the U.S. has full command and control. 35. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N. missions under United Nations command and control. 36. U.S. combat troops should be commanded by U.N. officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) at battalion and company levels while performing U.N. missions 37. It would make no difference to me to have U.N. soldiers as members of my team (e.g. fire team, squad, platoon) 38. It would make no difference to me to take orders from a U.N. company commander. 39. I feel the President of the United States has the authority to pass his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief to the U.N. Secretary General. 40. I feel there is no conflict between my oath of office and serving as a U.N. soldier. 41. I feel my unit's combat effectiveness would not be affected by performing humanitarian missions for the United Nations. 42. I feel a designated unit of U.S. combat soldiers should be permanently assigned to the command and control of the United Nations. 43. I would be willing to volunteer for assignment to a U.S. combat unit under a U.N. commander. 44. I would like U.N. member countries, including the U.S., to give the U.N. all the soldiers necessary to maintain world peace. 45. I would swear to the following code: "I am a United Nations fighting person. I serve in the forces which maintain world peace and every nation's way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." 46. The U.S. government declares a ban on the possession, sale, transportation, and transfer of all non-sporting firearms. A thirty (30) day amnesty period is permitted for these firearms to be turned over to the local authorities. At the end of this period, a number of citizen groups refuse to turn over their firearms. Consider the following statement: I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the U.S. Government.