Top Ten Reasons Not To Enlist

1. TV spots for the Army feature people of color, but Bush is trying to pack the courts with judges who oppose civil rights laws.

1. I understand that rich nations always have---and still do---use military force to get the biggest share of resources like oil.

2. 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.

1. Too few nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons---too many AK-47s, IEDs, and suicide bombers.

2. I could be in the Army for many more years than I signed up for, because fewer people are enlisting and extensions are required.

1. When I get out and am looking for a job, employers are going to think I am unstable and homicidal if I enlisted now.

2. 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.

1. I don't want to crap in diapers for the rest of my life because I'm brain damaged.

2. 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,

1. If I want to drive around a slum getting shot at, I don't have to leave the United States.