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Stop-Loss Travesty

April 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment

It’s truly time to change, retired the stop-loss policy of the U.S. military.  The problem is, we’ve created a war that almost demand enlistments be extended. That’s really sad.

McCain Adviser Ralph Peters: Military Strain From Stop-Loss Policies Is ‘A Myth Of The Left’

On Sept. 14, 2001, President Bush issued Executive Order 13223, allowing the administration to implement a “stop-loss” policy. Under stop-loss, “military personnel can be prevented from leaving the armed forces upon completing their enlistment terms.” Stop-loss policies were created after the Vietnam War. However, the Bush administration has overstretched the military by extensively using these [...]

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