Bottom Line

The NYT states "The chief executive of Halliburton said on Friday that the company would withdraw all employees from Iran and end its business activities there after its Iranian energy exploration contracts came under criticism this month." With Halliburton pulling out of Iran, can Shock and Awe be far behind? Time for the next "Pearl Harbor" to drive enlistees to the recruiting station?

Have the neocons "misunderestimated" American willingness to participate physically in their wars? Enlistment is down even with the enlistment carrots, bonuses, etc. according to Col. Hackworth. The warmakers will need to use the stick at the end of that carrot. All 3 of my sons tell me there will not be a draft. But then again, my oldest (with almost 16 yrs in the Corp) repeatedly told me we would not invade Iraq without UN approval, as his butt sat on the Iraq/Kuwait border in Novemeber/December '02 and Jan/Feb '03. He understands better now how BushCons operate.

The draft is coming. The era we've entered is similar to the '60s, minus the peaceniks and flowers, with a population much dumber, and the power elite openly pumping their fists for the bottom line, at our expense as usual. The poverty draft and "stop loss" tactics will not provide the necessary fodder, and the guvmint doesn't have the funds to raise a sufficient mercenary army. Take your draftables and run.