We need troops. Badly!

According to the truce outlined by the UN between Israel and Lebanon, there are to be 15,000 troops from the UN. Unfortunately, European nations are balking at the idea of sending troops. Why? Well, for starters, they don't even know what they're going to do there. The French apparently will be sending Legionares. How many is unclear. What is claer is these will not be French People. These will be soldiers in the French Foreign Legion. After three years in the Legion one can apply for French citizenship. Either no one wants to serve in the French Army (likely story considering their battle record) or they couldn't possibly want to send good French stock to Lebanon, their former colony.

In the US, there is a possibilty that we may not be able to send troops anywhere. We are short on troops and the

Army recruiters evidently have been breaking the rules. What a sorry state we're in. The Marines will be calling back troops and the Army has to fudge and get mediocre ones in. Then again, what's the score one must earn on the ASVAB to be eligible to enlist in the Army? 31? I heard there may have even been someone who scored a 26 that was enlisted. The Navy actually raised theirs three years ago. And hasn't the age cutoff been raised to the 40's or so? If you've ever though about joining please do. There's stupid people in there that need guidance. And maybe some old people, too.

In local news, that is, in the

Twin Cities, "Dead Man Walking" author and nun, Sister Helen Prejean, has been unceremoniously uninvited from being the keynote speaker at a Duluth fundraiser to be held in October. The reason for the rescind was a statement that ran in The New York Times on August 3rd. According to her site, it was on August 11. In her statement she calls for the removal of President Bush and even gives reasons for her belief. Top of the grocery list is, of course, "his reckless pursuit of war in Iraq, which has helped to destabilize the entire middle East". What liberally minded person hasn't thought that in the morning while taking a shower? Hell, there are people who think he just ain't conservative enough. Guess he needs to wave a gun around or shoot someone while Quail hunting.