There is a large elephant in the room in all of the blog discussions regarding the war in Iraq that nobody seems to be addressing. There is a question beyond whether we should "stay the course" or "cut and run". To be politically correct I guess I should say the choices are "continue the surge" or "redeploy over the horizon"! In any event, the elephant to which I am referring is the unintended results if we pull up our skirts and flee the scene. Anybody here remember what happened when the last helicopter left the embassy in Vietnam?They were followed by hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees (boat people) who were granted asylum in the U.S. simply because they would have been instant targets of the North Vietnamese as a result of their relationship with the U.S. military forces and/or government. Are we ready to grant instant asylum to hundreds of thousands of Iraqis if we bail out of their country. No background checks, instant ethic ghetto's (and I used that word in Dictionary, kindest sense) in our cities, and the imposition of even more demands of independent, theocratic rule in their neighborhoods. It's a question we as a country must address before making the big go - no go decision. You might want to read this article before commenting: http://www.ailf.org/ipc/refugeestoamericans.asp
If you have heard this question publicly addressed and answered, please share your findings.
July 14, 2007 6:14 AM
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Terrific point - how'bout beyond the "IN's" (Iraqi Nationals) to the "OUT's" (Overseas US Temp's)?
...I know it is politically incorrect to refer to Americans as refugees; but what also of the RR, Returning Reservists, returning to the civilian job market "all-of-a-sudden"?
As our economy teeters with another bout of predictable international deflation of our dollar (normally precedes a minimum wage increase ya know, keep market caps growing despite the absorption of rising expenses so you can point to the stock market and say "the economy is strong, look , look the Dow is still hitting new records!" with a straight face),
what will be the impact of another half million transitioning patriots returning to the US all at once? Would it not be wiser, and more fair, for these returning Veterans who have served so selflessly to be acclimated in more manageable waves? The majority of reservists I know are on "extended" tours in Iraq awaiting discharge upon their return to the US.
The only preparations I've seen from a Gov't Agency thus far is the SBA:
(because of this link's length, you have to cut and paste link info in three steps to a single continuous string in your address bar -no spaces)
http://www.bizjournals.com/extraedge/
washingtonbureau/archive/2007/06/25/
bureau3.html
I wonder what percentage of Patriots already have the skill sets for a new business start up - couldn't these troops be better serviced with a broad based career counseling or business start up training program first? I wonder if they have even considered something as simple as Veteran Mentoring programs that could organize seminars hosted by retired veteran small business owners that would surely enjoy an opportunity to share success secrets and help draw up realistic business plans...
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