A recent “Letter to the Editor” appeared in the UNO Gateway. It was written by Dan Uphoff, a UNO College Republican, and it raised some serious concerns.
Go hear to head this reckless letter.
The right-wing UNO Gateway published this letter. Let’s see if they publish a response submitted by the College Democrats. The response is below.
Reinstituting the military draft is the only way to accomplish the goals outlined by Dan Uphoff’s letter to the Gateway (11-9-04)
Dan, since we are taking a more “proactive” role in world peace, I would like to know what country we should invade next. Your letter was unclear about what country needs to “give democracy a chance” next. North Korea? Iran? Cuba? By your litmus test, China would make a great candidate for invasion.
Given the current situation with our armed forces, the only way to implement your international policy is to institute a military draft. So, I would ask that you and your fellow College Republicans endorse a military draft. I’m sure The Gateway would love to write a story about your endorsement. During the Vietnam War, pacifists were willing to burn their draft cards and go to jail for their beliefs. If you really believe what you are saying, then take action.
Let me share a Japanese proverb with you. “Vision without action is daydreaming; action without vision is a nightmare.” We have proven the latter to be true. The U.S. invaded Iraq without a clear vision on how to win the peace, and many people consider the situation in Iraq to be a nightmare. I would like to see if the first part of that quote is true. Dan’s vision for a world in which all nations “give democracy a chance”, on our terms, calls for drastic measures. Are we to believe Dan and his fellow College Republicans are serious or daydreaming? They represent a party that controls all branches of government. The ball is clearly in their court.
And for the record, the College Democrats are strongly opposed to a military draft.
I find it interesting that about 80% of democrats think that Iraq was a huge mistake, while for republicans, it is just the opposite, 80% of them believe that Iraq was essential. Maybe I’m blindfolded by my party’s standards, but i can see a clear reason why it is a mistake. I would like a republican to voice their true opinion on this, not rhetoric, because I have not heard a clear reason from dubya why it was the right thing to do.
don’t forget…they are evil do-ers
I don’t find it interesting that 100% of America’s democrats are intellectual thinkers who refuse to vote the for a candidate just because their church leaders tell them too, and take into acount more than just one issue when they take cast their ballot.
I’d also like to say for those Republicans who say “Give Democracy a Chance”; since you support your commander in chief and you would like other countries to follow suit and give into to this nation(which under the bush administration is a world bully), why don’t you sign up for the millitary. And don’t sign up for the air gaurd, or the navy, you will never have the chance to talk to the people of sovereign countries into given democracy a chance that way, sign up for the army or marines so you can have a front row view of how the world can “give democracy a chance”. I love it when the College Democrats have a table and so do the Marine or Army recruiters, its fun to watch all the Republicans shout nasty phrases toward us and then completely ignore and pass by the recruit tables. Also I would like to post a comment I heard tonite on “World News Tonight with Tom Brokaw”, a resident of Ward 57(incase you don’t know that is where the severly injured soldiers of war go when they lose their limbs, and as of today that is up to 9500 in this war) said that he thought it was a “fair trade” giving “my left leg to get out of Iraq”.
Right-wing UNO Gateway?!? Since when did that happen?
It certainly wasn’t when I was hired, since there were already two Liberal columnists, and a Democrat editor-in-chief at the time. (This actually came out of her mouth.)
You know, not everything is a right-wing conspiracy.
All those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand… by free online poker
The best way for College Republicans and Young Republicans to Support Our President is by volunteering to serve in our military.
The Army is about to miss its annual recruiting quota for the first time since 1999 and there’s a war on.
College Republicans still at college are like Libertarians who haven’t yet moved to Somalia.
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