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To: Doren who wrote (7671)	3/12/2009 7:43:07 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 13062

The Nazi's ran out of gas. “Amateurs study strategy, professionals study logistics” Of course really pros need to study both (or at least have other people on their side that study what they don't), but there is still some truth to that statement. Amateurs can understand the broad ideas of strategy, and tend to care a lot more about it (or perhaps tactics). But logistics is crucial. Run very low on supplies and your "bringing a knife to a gun fight" run out and your bringing a knife to a tank fight (until you collapse from hunger or thirst, and assuming you can even get to the fight).

To: Doren who wrote (7671)	3/19/2009 4:05:25 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13062

Thursday, March 19, 2009 House Passes Mandatory National Service Bill The brownshirt corp. Do people know this is even happening? Call your Senators, seriously. House Passes Mandatory National Service Bill Infowars (hat tip Joan) The House passed a bill yesterday which includes disturbing language indicating young people will be forced to undertake mandatory national service programs as fears about President Barack Obama's promised "civilian national security force" intensify. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, known as the GIVE Act, was passed yesterday by a 321-105 margin and now goes to the Senate. Under section 6104 of the bill, entitled "Duties," in subsection B6, the legislation states that a commission will be set up to investigate, "Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds." Section 120 of the bill also discusses the "Youth Engagement Zone Program" and states that "service learning" will be "a mandatory part of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by the local educational agency." "The legislation, slated to cost $6 billion over five years, would create 175,000 "new service opportunities" under AmeriCorps, bringing the number of participants in the national volunteer program to 250,000. It would also create additional "corps" to expand the reach of volunteerism into new sectors, including a Clean Energy Corps, Education Corps, Healthy Futures Corps and Veterans Service Corps, and it expands the National Civilian Community Corps to focus on additional areas like disaster relief and energy conservation," reports Fox News. The Senate is also considering a similar piece of legislation known as the "Serve America Act," which also includes language about "Youth Engagement Zones". atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com