Thursday, September 16, 2004
Bully Tactics
Desperation:
And now that the Green Zone has been breached in Baghdad we'll probably see more of this.
Don't think Iran and the DPRK aren't aware of exactly what kind of trouble we're in.
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Desperation:
COLORADO SPRINGS - Soldiers from a Fort Carson combat unit say they have been issued an ultimatum - re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units expected to deploy to Iraq.
Hundreds of soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team were presented with that message and a re-enlistment form in a series of assemblies last Thursday, said two soldiers who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The effort is part of a restructuring of the Army into smaller, more flexible forces that can deploy rapidly around the world.
A Fort Carson spokesman confirmed the re-enlistment drive is under way and one of the soldiers provided the form to the Rocky Mountain News. An Army spokesmen denied, however, that soldiers who don't re-enlist with the brigade were threatened...
And now that the Green Zone has been breached in Baghdad we'll probably see more of this.
Don't think Iran and the DPRK aren't aware of exactly what kind of trouble we're in.
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