In the end to counter Bush's Forever Wars and Control, Average Americans and the Military will come together to keep our America Alive!

Yesterday as we seem to be doing every day of late we discussed Bush's drive towards World War three that in the end would result in The collapse of the US, and other Western economies and morals and a Significant population reduction using natural and man-made disasters. However in what I learned during the course of the day yesterday about the military and the California fires I see reason for hope and America coming together again. This time to defeat if not Bush, the world he has set against us!

This has turned into a crazy world indeed since Bush has been at the helm. Bush likes to blame it on the world but he and largely he alone has been driving the world down this horrible world as it responds to his militancy. I want to thank Polishifter who sent me this video yesterday to highlight my post and it is still giving me chills. Watch the video! Tell me over and over again my friend you don't believe we're on The Eve of Destruction

I believe we are but I am increasingly buoyed by the knowledge that we are developing the fortitude to come together and beat him and what he has set in motion around the world.
It would be nice if the Government would come together and fight the horror Bush has set in motion instead of bending to his will in what appears to be a drive to gain favor and a future position in this unfolding mess but I see from recent developments that the two most important elements to see that we avoid the scenario in the video, are coming together and that is we the people and America's military.

Before this mess started on 9/11 because of growing emotions and events in the past I was as many were I expect, concerned that if we were faced with disaster let alone another war that our youngsters and citizens would not be able to rise to the occasion. I am happy to see that at least in war, including my own sons, they are but I saw a lack of society as a whole coming together to overcome overwhelming adversity. California burning has shown us that we do have what it takes!
Of course the chief idiot is right there for a photo op and to take credit for the Governments quick response but except for the military and their equipment it has not been the Federal Government that has risen to the task. It has been the citizens of the country and the community and I am heartend at what I see because this is what we will need to survive the mess Bush has created for us around the world for a long time after he is gone. . But first I want so say Bush the idiot is saying he has learned from Katrina so this is going to go better but that is BS because his efforts have yet to come into play. Up to now it has been all "the people" and the military and that is what is going to get us out of this mess.

Anyway san Diego's Qualcomm experience starts with a volunteer Hugger. hugger." Every person she signs in gets a warm, heartfelt hug. Having lost her own home to foreclosure in March, Sharey Shores says she has empathy for the suddenly homeless. Her embraces may not be government-sanctioned, but they are appreciated. "I can't tell you how many people say 'Thank you. ... I needed that,'" Shores said. Welcome to Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers and, for the time being, thousands of people who have fled the California wildfires that destroyed nearly 1,600 homes and burned some 679 square miles.

Some 76,000 people stayed in 42 San Diego County shelters Wednesday night, county emergency spokeswoman Lynda Pfieffer said. Those numbers were dropping as residents were allowed to return home. Qualcomm Stadium housed 11,000 evacuees at the peak of the disaster, but that number dropped to 5,000 Wednesday morning. Those staying in shelters represented only a small fraction of the nearly 1 million evacuees.
Conceived on paper as a safe -- if uncomfortable -- refuge for thousands of people, Qualcomm Stadium has become in practice a wonderland of surprises.Were it not for the absence of a Ferris wheel, the tent city just inside the stadium's gates could be mistaken for a county fair. Stiltwalkers stroll around the grounds waving at gawking children. Food and drink are abundant. Signs hawk free massages, acupuncture treatments and spiritual aide. Math tutors -- admittedly not a staple of county fairs -- are available free of cost.

"The real purpose of this midway, however, becomes apparent only at second glance. At a booth where one might expect to buy cotton candy, a volunteer pharmacist dispenses aspirin and antacid. Other tents are labeled "Safeco Insurance" and "All State." Catholic Charities has erected a tent, as has a local politician. And, in a cold slap of reality, there is a drab tent where evacuees can privately read the list of homes that have been destroyed.
The outpouring of help has been so massive that some volunteers are being turned away, and donated food and water is being stored in tents in the far reaches of the stadium's parking lot. "If you need kosher food, we've got it!," exclaims Phillip Dewitt, a defense department contractor who is volunteering at the site. On Tuesday, volunteer teachers outnumbered kids three to one, said Edwin Lohr, another volunteer. Anitra Means showed up to volunteer on Tuesday and found herself managing one of several food banks that seemed to spontaneously appear on the midway's fringes.

Meanwhile, nearly 400 Red Cross volunteers from across the country were to arrive in the San Diego area Wednesday, said Red Cross worker John Degnan, who came in from Massachusetts. Also, 75 emergency response vehicles were coming to the region to deliver meals and other supplies to shelters. Disaster experts say planners sometimes focus on the negative consequences of disasters, such as public panic or rioting, which are rare. And planners rarely focus on the more likely consequences of disaster -- massive outpourings of help. But whether by accident or design, San Diego is offering emergency planners a lesson in harnessing volunteerism. San Diego shows what it will take

Anyway what San Diego has shown us in the way of acceptance, cooperation, and coming together is what the entire country is going to have to do in order to survive the future horror Bush has set in play for us. But that is only half of the successful equation.
The other half will be our loyal to our America, military. Bush moved a step closer to war with Iran today by unilateraly increasing sanctions against them in creasing the possability of the military rebelling enmasse. We are seeing examples of just that but it must be wider scale and we will discuss this half of the equation to succeed into the future tomorrow.

James Joiner

Gardner Ma

www.anaveragepatriot.com

Another missed Recruiting quota: Blamed on Mommy factor, numerous extended deployments, unfit kids?
This morning my alarm went off amidst a discussion on WBZ that the army missed its recruiting goal for the 2nd month in a row despite loosening its standards even more on obesity, education standards, and police records. believe it or not the commentator blamed it on what he called "The Mommy Factor"
Gee Mom's don't want their children joining Bush's new world order and his illegal war in Iraq to be misused and abused? Gee, why wouldn't they want their children fighting and dying in his lost cause as my own are doing? With the promise of an opportunity to get physically or mentally messed up not to speak of getting killed, what would they be against? Is it the promise of more wars to come?
I decided I wanted to discuss this so I found the story and was quite surprised at a few facts I found unbelievable. Finding out that the Army had missed its recruiting goals two months in a row makes sense when you know the truth as to what is going on and how bad this is going to get before too long but!
With that in mind and the ever increasing tours of duty, increasing tour lengths, and multiple deployments, and booming job outlook, I was pretty surprised to see that the very over used Marines and much over used and abused Army Reserves and National Guard had no problem meeting their quotas. I find that a bit surprising to say the least but that wasn't the most surprising and disturbing thing I heard.
First, Lt. Col. Dan Baggio an Army spokesman said they are not concerned yet but I say they better be. I was also surprised to see that that the numbers of soldiers signing up for additional years of service was strong then I remembered why. In April we talked about The struggle to entice Army soldiers and Marines to stay in the military, after four years of war in Iraq, has ballooned into a $1 billion campaign, with bonuses soaring nearly six fold since 2003. The size and number of bonuses have grown as officials scramble to meet the steady demand for troops on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan and reverse sporadic shortfalls in the number of National Guard and Reserve soldiers willing to sign on for multiple tours.
Besides underscoring the extraordinary steps the Pentagon must take to maintain fighting forces, the rise in costs for reenlistment incentives is putting strains on the defense budget, already strapped by the massive costs of waging war and equipping and caring for a modern military. The bonuses can range from a few thousand dollars to as much as $150,000 for very senior special forces soldiers who reenlist for six years. All told, the Army and Marines spent $1.03 billion for reenlistment payments last year, compared with $174 million in 2003, the year the war in Iraq began.
That just reminded me that I also heard this morning that Bush's wars are costing $12 Billion per month. Anyway, The recruiting downturn is particularly worrisome to Pentagon officials, especially because it has come in the summer, when recruiters normally find more fresh high school graduates eager to join. So despite increasing recruitment efforts and spending I see this as a beginning trend as kids would rather stay home and be safe. Knowing they are amidst a drive to enlarge the military by another 33,000 personnel they better be very concerned.
It was this last little statistic that amazed me. They were concerned about it from a recruitment standpoint but I am very concerned purely from the stand point of being a member of this society. Colonel Baggio pointed out that Recruiting had been hurt by the fact that 7 in 10 potential recruits in their late teens and early 20s do not meet Army standards, largely because they are too heavy or failed to graduate from high school.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/washington/10military.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
That blew me away! 70% of recruiting age youth are unfit for military duty? That is just stunning. That is a pretty limited pool for sure. I almost wish my own sons were in this category. Anyway, with tours increasing in quantity and length and more Bush wars to come, they better start being concerned but to me I guess that is a vote for obesity or dummying up. With Bush's warmongering and efforts to instigate and fight his way to new world order, this all adds up to a world of concern to me. What do you think?

James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
www.anaveragepatriot.com