Gary Bauer blames recruitment woes on the media.

[coloradodem2005]

War preacher on recruitment
by kos
Tue Jun 14th, 2005 at 12:31:56 PDT

Gary Bauer opens trap (from email newsletter):
The U.S. military is having trouble filling its ranks right now, and the "mainstream" media can barely hide their glee. The recruitment difficulties are seen as one more piece of evidence that "Bush's war" in Iraq is illegitimate and a failure.
Of course, it shouldn't be surprising that the increase in enlistments that took place after September 11th have faded in the last year. If you are an 18 year-old American watching the news you seldom, if ever, hear about a heroic U.S. soldier who rescues a wounded comrade, captures a terrorist thug or saves the lives of civilians - even though those things are happening every day.

On the other hand, every young American has seen countless hours of coverage of Abu Ghraib prison guards on their way to jail, and demonstrators calling U.S. soldiers war criminals.

The U.S. armed forces have liberated two nations, Afghanistan and Iraq, and 56 million people have had the first opportunity in their lives to vote for their own leaders. But all we see on the news are stories highlighting the inevitable mistakes, blunders and setbacks of war.

The amazing thing isn't that there is a recruitment shortfall. The amazing thing is that with such a hostile media culture and the universal disdain of our elites, the American military, as it always has, is getting the job done!

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[Maat]

1. Gary Bauer is the phoniest baloney in the pack. (n/t)

[donco6]

2. "Capture a Thug!" "Rescue a Wounded Comrade!"

Yes, I can see the ad campaign now. I'm sure the enlistment centers will be buzzing by week's end.

[harrison]

3. Well, Gary, why should we be spending our money liberating

anyone? Did Iraq attack us? No. For that matter, did Afghanistan attack us? Now as far as we can tell, Osama Bin Laden is PERHAPS holed up there, but we were attacked...hell, I am not sure who attacked us on 911.

Osama Bin Laden. now theres a blast from the past.

[coloradodem2005]

4. Osama Bin Forgotten?

[IChing]

5. universal disdain of our elites

if he had left as that I might for the first time semi-agree with him
for I have a disdain for the one's I consider the elites.
and I'm not talking about the military.....

"such a hostile media culture and the universal disdain of our elites"

what an ass as usual

[zoeb]

6. Gary Bauer and Tom DeLay look like they had the same

dumbass for a daddy. Lots of inbreeding in the family. I think you might even find a link to Lindsey Graham in their tree!:rofl:

[MsTryska]

7. i think Gary needs to spend his time doing outreach to his

"flock" encouraging them to give up their children in the name of the lord.


or he can jsut stfu. either one.

[mopaul]

8. hey fuck you gary PNAC bauer

i love ya, but fuck ya

[Dr Fate]

9. He is right .

In a way.

The media helped start this war by repeating Bush's lies as fact, w/o investigation.

The lack of recruitment is the fault of those who started this war (Bush/media) w/o a plan.

[IChing]

11. that's why I almost agree with him in an Orwellian Newspeak way

the" liberal media" (GE, NBC, Saudi holdings in Disney, ABC etc. ) helps promote an illegal war and "the army of one" myth.

[oneighty]

10. Join up Gary

you wimp. Show us how it is done.

You effing fool.

180

[Horse with no Name]

12. He left out a very important observation

That these 18-year olds sit around watching the Abu Ghraib photos--but what scares them more than the pics--is the fact that the BUCK STOPS WITH THE ENLISTED GUYS!
They are the ones going to prison for carrying out the dirtywork of Rummy and Company.
I seriously doubt any of those grunts brought dog collars and whips to Iraq with them.

[Dr Fate]

14. Yeah- but its the media's fault for REPORTING that fact!!!!

SEE!!!!! It IS the media's fault!!!

[Dr Fate]

13. But I thought Young Repubs watched FOX & listened to Rush.

Could there must be some OTHER reason why young Repubs are too scared to sign up?

Which Republican news sources are telling these Young Republicans bad things about the war, I wonder???

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. First lie: "increase in enlistments" immediately after 9-11

It was shown later that there was NO change in the number of enlistments post 9-11.