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To: American Spirit who wrote (730842)3/10/2006 11:03:32 PM
From: PROLIFE  Respond to of 769670
 
of course, you continue your fantasy parade of lies, ASs.

the desertion rate is below the standards set in prior wars and most of them come back soon:

nationalreview.com

washingtontimes.com

usatoday.com

the overall desertion rate has plunged since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

"People always desert, and most do it because they don't adapt well to the military," she says. The vast majority of desertions happen inside the USA, Robbins says. There is only one known case of desertion in Iraq.

Most deserters return within months, without coercion. Commander Randy Lescault, spokesman for the Naval Personnel Command, says that between 2001 and 2005, 58% of Navy deserters walked back in. Of the rest, the most are apprehended during traffic stops.


LOL!....Murtha is an old hero that tried to make a new name for himself and got busted. Even his own kind backed away from his nutty remarks and he had to change his tune. Time for the old dude to retire, and live off the glory of his past.