fact, it takes a long time for them to receive their money. I have actually overheard doctor's stating that they would rather families be on Welfare as compared to Tricare. Is this fair? Of course not, but our government allows this. They allow our poor to not only be exploited during times of war, but they could care less what happens to these military member's families, as long as you the poor-working man/woman are fighting in the war.

I will now turn my attention to the "privileged" of our country. To them, I say "SHAME ON YOU". How dare you mock our country and this war when you are not even there. How dare you walk into your Ivy-league colleges and discuss how you are against this war and "peace" is the answer! In my

We live within a nation which utilizes our poor to pay the highest prices during times of war. One would think that impoverished communities would be targeted for financial help, instead, they are being targeted for military service. I'm sure the "privileged" part of our nation is happy with this recruiting method. The "privileged" realizes that the poor part of our nation is fighting while they of course get to sit in their $100,000 homes and attend their Ivy-League schools. Why is our nation allowing our poor communities to pay this high price? Can we actually blame our nation for this happening? Our nation has no choice but to target "poor" communities, the military needs bodies, but I will openly state, this is not fair. Out of the 3,100 US casualties within "Operation Iraqi Freedom", nearly half of that number was from small towns. Nearly three-quarters of those killed came from towns where the income per capita was below the national average, more than half of our war dead were from towns where the percentage of people living in poverty topped the national average.

Another casualty of this war is the "working man/woman". Here we have the average Reservist or National Guardsmen, who signed up to perform their time with the military on a "part-time" basis. When duty calls, of course they answer, for most are not cowards and do not find an excuse to weasel out of service. Some are Business Owners, some are regular "nine-to-fivers". What happens to these blue-collar people? The majority of Sole-Proprietors end up going under and losing their businesses, for they are in a war fighting for our country and can not concentrate on their business. The average "nine-to-fiver" has actually been forced to take a "pay-cut" upon being called up for active duty. Sure, the US Government assures them a job upon their arrival home according to Federal Law but what the US Government does not ensure, is for their employer's to keep their civilian benefits such as medical/dental insurance intact. Most civilian employers will keep their slot for employment available, but they automatically cancel out their insurance benefits, leaving their families without medical and dental care. Most of the Reservist's families as well as National Guardsmen would like to think their families are taken care of by the US Government, but the fact is, they are not.

Most Reservists as well as National Guardsmen's families will have high co-pays for medicines, exams as well as doctor visits. Where Emergency Room visits are usually free, a family member will sit in a military "ER" for hours before being seen by a doctor. Most US Bases are not readily available for families of Reservists or National Guardsmen's families, therefore, causing the families to find a doctor who will accept Tricare (Military Medical Insurance) and good luck with that. Civilian doctor's do not want to deal with the military insurance, largely due to the fact, it takes a long time for them to receive their money. I have actually overheard doctor's stating that they would rather families be on Welfare as compared to Tricare. Is this fair? Of course not, but our government allows this. They allow our poor to not only be exploited during times of war, but they could care less what happens to these military member's families, as long as you the poor-working man/woman are fighting in the war.

I will now turn my attention to the "privileged" of our country. To them, I say "SHAME ON YOU". How dare you mock our country and this war when you are not even there. How dare you walk into your Ivy-league colleges and discuss how you are against this war and "peace" is the answer! In my

ut of the 3,100 US casualties within "Operation Iraqi Freedom", nearly half of that number was from small towns. Nearly three-quarters of those killed came from towns where the income per capita was below the national average, more than half of our war dead were from towns where the percentage of people living in poverty topped the national average.

Another casualty of this war is the "working man/woman". Here we have the average Reservist or National Guardsmen, who signed up to perform their time with the military on a "part-time" basis. When duty calls, of course they answer, for most are not cowards and do not find an excuse to weasel out of service. Some are Business Owners, some are regular "nine-to-fivers". What happens to these blue-collar people? The majority of Sole-Proprietors end up going under and losing their businesses, for they are in a war fighting for our country and can not concentrate on their business. The average "nine-to-fiver" has actually been forced to take a "pay-cut" upon being called up for active duty. Sure, the US Government assures them a job upon their arrival home according to Federal Law but what the US Government does not ensure, is for their employer's to keep their civilian benefits such as medical/dental insurance intact. Most civilian employers will keep their slot for employment available, but they automatically cancel out their insurance benefits, leaving their families without medical and dental care. Most of the Reservist's families as well as National Guardsmen would like to think their families are taken care of by the US Government, but the fact is, they are not.

Most Reservists as well as National Guardsmen's families will have high co-pays for medicines, exams as well as doctor visits. Where Emergency Room visits are usually free, a family member will sit in a military "ER" for hours before being seen by a doctor. Most US Bases are not readily available for families of Reservists or National Guardsmen's families, therefore, causing the families to find a doctor who will accept Tricare (Military Medical Insurance) and good luck with that. Civilian doctor's do not want to deal with the military insurance, largely due to the fact, it takes a long time for them to receive their money. I have actually overheard doctor's stating that they would rather families be on Welfare as compared to Tricare. Is this fair? Of course not, but our government allows this. They allow our poor to not only be exploited during times of war, but they could care less what happens to these military member's families, as long as you the poor-working man/woman are fighting in the war.

I will now turn my attention to the "privileged" of our country. To them, I say "SHAME ON YOU". How dare you mock our country and this war when you are not even there. How dare you walk into your Ivy-league colleges and discuss how you are against this war and "peace" is the answer! In my

to these blue-collar people? The majority of Sole-Proprietors end up going under and losing their businesses, for they are in a war fighting for our country and can not concentrate on their business. The average "nine-to-fiver" has actually been forced to take a "pay-cut" upon being called up for active duty. Sure, the US Government assures them a job upon their arrival home according to Federal Law but what the US Government does not ensure, is for their employer's to keep their civilian benefits such as medical/dental insurance intact. Most civilian employers will keep their slot for employment available, but they automatically cancel out their insurance benefits, leaving their families without medical and dental care. Most of the Reservist's families as well as National Guardsmen would like to think their families are taken care of by the US Government, but the fact is, they are not.

Most Reservists as well as National Guardsmen's families will have high co-pays for medicines, exams as well as doctor visits. Where Emergency Room visits are usually free, a family member will sit in a military "ER" for hours before being seen by a doctor. Most US Bases are not readily available for families of Reservists or National Guardsmen's families, therefore, causing the families to find a doctor who will accept Tricare (Military Medical Insurance) and good luck with that. Civilian doctor's do not want to deal with the military insurance, largely due to the fact, it takes a long time for them to receive their money. I have actually overheard doctor's stating that they would rather families be on Welfare as compared to Tricare. Is this fair? Of course not, but our government allows this. They allow our poor to not only be exploited during times of war, but they could care less what happens to these military member's families, as long as you the poor-working man/woman are fighting in the war.

I will now turn my attention to the "privileged" of our country. To them, I say "SHAME ON YOU". How dare you mock our country and this war when you are not even there. How dare you walk into your Ivy-league colleges and discuss how you are against this war and "peace" is the answer! In my

of the Reservist's families as well as National Guardsmen would like to think their families are taken care of by the US Government, but the fact is, they are not.

Most Reservists as well as National Guardsmen's families will have high co-pays for medicines, exams as well as doctor visits. Where Emergency Room visits are usually free, a family member will sit in a military "ER" for hours before being seen by a doctor. Most US Bases are not readily available for families of Reservists or National Guardsmen's families, therefore, causing the families to find a doctor who will accept Tricare (Military Medical Insurance) and good luck with that. Civilian doctor's do not want to deal with the military insurance, largely due to the fact, it takes a long time for them to receive their money. I have actually overheard doctor's stating that they would rather families be on Welfare as compared to Tricare. Is this fair? Of course not, but our government allows this. They allow our poor to not only be exploited during times of war, but they could care less what happens to these military member's families, as long as you the poor-working man/woman are fighting in the war.

I will now turn my attention to the "privileged" of our country. To them, I say "SHAME ON YOU". How dare you mock our country and this war when you are not even there. How dare you walk into your Ivy-league colleges and discuss how you are against this war and "peace" is the answer! In my

fact, it takes a long time for them to receive their money. I have actually overheard doctor's stating that they would rather families be on Welfare as compared to Tricare. Is this fair? Of course not, but our government allows this. They allow our poor to not only be exploited during times of war, but they could care less what happens to these military member's families, as long as you the poor-working man/woman are fighting in the war.

I will now turn my attention to the "privileged" of our country. To them, I say "SHAME ON YOU". How dare you mock our country and this war when you are not even there. How dare you walk into your Ivy-league colleges and discuss how you are against this war and "peace" is the answer! In my eyes, you have no right to down our troops within this war. If it were not for the poor populations of our nation paying the high price in which they are indeed paying, the horrible atrocities which could occur within our nation would be occurring within our current times. Shame on all of you as you burn our flag and call it "freedom of speech" as if burning our nation's flag is a statement, it's an action. Shame on those who call our troops "baby killers" same as they did during Vietnam. One can not even begin to understand the decisions our troops have to face on a daily basis. Down our nation all you want but downing of the military troops while they are fighting and dying as you are allowed to go peacefully into your Ivy-league colleges is outright lunacy.

I support the draft for what is currently happening. Whether I agree with this war or not, I call for our nation as a whole to serve. It is not fair that the poor populations of our nation are dying as well as paying the highest price. Let's see how long this treatment of our troops keeps occurring when our US Politician's son's/daughters are called up for service. Let's see how many flags are burned when there are no college students left to burn our flag? I'm tired of the "privileged" within our nation being able to skirt their duties to our country and all the while, the poor are carrying their load, it's not fair, it's not even sane. God Bless America and may our "poor" troops come home soon.