| |
|
|
Subscribers to the Rangel Report are the first to receive exclusive information on
Congressman Rangel's latest activities in Congress. Please share this email with a friend.
The Military Draft Is All That's Left
July 7, 2010
| Join the discussion on my YouTube channel:
|
|
|
YouTube
|
Dear Friends,
As we return from the Independence Day weekend, I can't but help to ponder about the very meaning of freedom and the sacrifices that are being made to defend it.
Last Thursday, the Congress voted whether to provide supplemental funding to support a war in the Middle East that seems to have no end: 8 years, $1 trillion dollars, and 5,400 lives lost.
"I don't believe we should spend another dime for wars in the Middle East-
except to withdraw."
|
Our country has suffered enough--enough sacrifice, enough poverty, enough homelessness, enough unemployment. A trillion dollars invested at home could have made a big difference.
What troubles me most is the total indifference of many Americans to the loss of lives-- too many for too long.
I am not challenging President Obama's decisions on Afghanistan and Iraq or on national security.
But I do question whether Congress in supporting that policy is willing to require all eligible residents of this great country to make a contribution--to put their own children at risk.
What do you think about this issue? I'd like to hear your views. Join the discussion on my Youtube channel.
Best regards,
Charles B. Rangel
P.S.- Thanks to your participation, I ranked #12 out of 283 Democratic Offices that competed in the Member Online All-Star Competition! Please continue to keep in touch:
|
|
|
Washington, D.C. Office
2354 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
Office: (202) 225-4365
Fax: (202) 225-0816
|
New York Office
163 West 125th Street, Suite #737
New York, NY 10027
Office: (212) 663-3900
Fax: (212) 663-4277
|
|
|
|
|
|
