- TV spots for the Army feature people of color, but Bush is trying to pack the courts with judges who oppose civil rights laws.
- I understand that rich nations always have---and still do---use military force to get the biggest share of resources like oil.
- International law and the United Nations are the best hope for peace everywhere, but the invasion of Iraq was illegal and not approved by the United Nations.
- Too few nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons---too many AK-47s, IEDs, and suicide bombers.
- I could be in the Army for many more years than I signed up for, because fewer people are enlisting and extensions are required.
- When I get out and am looking for a job, employers are going to think I am unstable and homicidal if I enlisted now.
- I don't have any memories that are so bad that it makes me use drugs---and I don't want any memories that are that bad.
- I don't want to crap in diapers for the rest of my life because I'm brain damaged.
- I thought about joining the Army, but I decided to have my dad get me into the Texas Air National Guard.
And the #1 Reason Not to Enlist,
- If I want to drive around a slum getting shot at, I don't have to leave the United States.