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...coincide with their best interests. However, it is possible that through jingoism, well orchestrated media campaigns, a Russian invasion of Poland, etc., people might consider the military buildup worth the sacrifices it entails. The United States has only been in one broadly unpopular war; the American people supported WWI, WWII, Korea, etc. The American people are not consolidated pacifists, and I do believe that there are situations where the majority of Americans would favor a military buildup...
...academic tweeds he's boyish and bumbling--but as soon as the leather jacket is on he magically transforms himself into an amalgamation of most of the great movie heroes from Bogie to Bond. He has none of the arrogance of, say, a dashing pilot in a WWII film, or of his evil counterparts (good, as always, balks before prevailing). Instead, he is allowed to be caught improvising, caught as badly in the sheer rush of things as anyone, and this makes him admirable without any hint of reverence...
...also untrue that a ludicrous characterization of Ed Foo Yung makes him innocuous. Gross depictions of Asians as evil and subhuman have contributed to the condoning of Japanese internment during WWII, attrocities of the massacre at MyLai, and recent creation of the Gook Klux Klan in the United States...
...nation's military are depleted. From a high of 1.5 million troops in 1973, they have dwindled to a meager 300,000 individuals today. In the event of another massive conventional land war in Europe (in the tradition of WWI and WWII), it is estimated that another 650,000 men would be needed. Yet it would take at least 110 days for the first individual to be drafted, and another 40 days before 100,000 soldiers could be conscripted. This state of affairs would result in dire consequences for our nation's security. Registration in itself does not impose great...
Therefore, I urge you as strongly as I can to undertake the following one year program: (1) issue a proclamation restoring full citizenship to all those who opposed or refused to participate in the illegal, immoral and genocidal wars of naked and raw aggression by our government since WWII, whatever their reasons for doing so (they are our real Heroes not the so-called POWs); (2) propose the immediate reduction of our monstrous military budget by at least 25%, suggest a gradual yearly reduction of that budget to $25 billion annually and military forces to 500,000, composed of highly...