Daniel 10:5-13
5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Well here we go again with the leftist Socialist in our government. Jack Kinsella exposes what they plan to do with "our kids" (not theirs).
Perilous times are upon us and our only hope is in the Lord. I have been saying for weeks that this war was not only in the physical realm but in the spiritual also. This new scandal reveals the truth of this matter. The same prison that Sadaam used to torture and kill has been used by some of our people for evil. Perhaps the "Demonic Prince of Persia found in the Book of Daniel" has had something to do with this. I believe we need to seriously and continuously pray for our troops in that ungodly land!
God Bless
Elaine
Children of the State?
Should the US Reinstate the Draft?
Commentary on the News
Friday, May 07, 2004
Jack Kinsella - Omega Letter Editor
A bill co-sponsored by NY Democrat Charlie Rangel and Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel seeks to reinstate the draft that was phased out following the Vietnam War in favor of the current, all-volunteer military force.
In a New York Times Op-Ed on Dec. 31, 2002, NY Democrat Charlie Rangel said, "If we are going to send our children to war, the governing principle must be that of shared sacrifice."
Nebraska's Chuck Hegel echoed Rangel's sentiments, asking rhetorically, "Why shouldn't we ask all of our citizens to bear some responsibility and pay some price?"
Hagel argues that conscription would force "our citizens to understand the intensity and depth of challenges we face."
Rangel likewise claimed the U.S. would be less likely to go to war if soldiers were drafted rather than adequately paid.
Hagel says we need a draft so "the privileged, the rich," as well as the less affluent bear the burden of fighting wars.
Rangel's bill would require "that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes."
In other words, the bill mandates a period of involuntary servitude for a select group of young people COMPELLED to do whatever the government decides.
It always fascinates me to hear terms like 'our children' as if they were somehow the property of the state to do with as 'we' will. Following that line of reasoning, wars are declared by their parents -- why don't THEY go fight them?
Charley Rangel won't have to worry about being drafted into the military just as he is beginning the toughest phase of any person's life -- the transistion from adolescent to adult. Chuck Hegel has had thirty years or more to make the adjustment -- maybe he forgot what it was like.
It's hard to be eighteen.
It is even harder if, in addition to all the other burdens that come with that tender age, one has to consider being impressed into involuntary servitude -- UNNECESSARY involuntary servitute -- by virtue of no other criteria than being eighteen?
The Pentagon isn't asking for more troops. Most military units are meeting their recruiting and re-enlistment quotas. There is no need to force unwilling Americans to 'share' the burden -- especially since the burden is imposed exclusively on America's youth.
Rangel's bill is co-sponsored by Democratic Reps. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, Corrine Brown of Florida, William Clay of Missouri, John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, Elijah Cummings of Maryland, Alcee Hastings of Florida, John Lewis of Georgia, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Jim McDermott of Washington state, James Moran of Virginia, Pete Stark of California, Nydia Velazquez of New York and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia.
Isn't it fascinating that it is the most liberal wing of the Congress that wants to reimpose what they fought so bitterly against during the Vietnam War? Why would anybody want to dismember America's professional force of volunteers in favor of inducting and training unwilling warriors?
It reveals the core principles behind liberal thinking -- the use of class warfare to promote collectivism. Liberals expect the state to meet their every need. It is an interesting irony that the loudest liberal instigators of class warfare are themselves rich -- something that embarrasses them ALMOST enough for them to give away all their money. Almost.
Listen to Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Charley Rangel, etc., etc., as they rail against 'tax cuts for the rich' and ensuring 'the rich' share the burden of military service, as if, in a VOLUNTEER military, somehow, they don't.
Even as a youth, John Kerry was rich. So was John Kennedy. Pat Tillman walked AWAY from riches. Bill Clinton, on the other hand, was poor. (Who doesn't fit in the above group of veterans?)
Because being embarrassed about being rich isn't quite enough for liberals to give away their own money, they salve their consciences by giving away yours. All the while convincing you that the rich guys are getting a free ride on your dime.
This same principle of class warfare and collectivism is behind the push to reinstate the draft.
America doesn't need the draft to maintain its military readiness -- in fact, conscription would drive military readiness down. By the time a draftee was adequately trained to serve in a 21st century, highly technical military force, his two years would be up.
The agenda isn't to 'share the burden' among rich and poor. It is to create a new dragon for them to slay down the road. If they can successfully push through a new conscription, they will automatically create an army of anti-warriors out of the unwilling draftees, their families and their friends.
Then guys like Charley Rangel and John Kerry can join hands, marching at the front of a column of anti-war demonstrators, singing 'Kumbaya' and chanting 'I have a dream' and tapping into America's national discontent to get votes -- you know, just like in the old days.
A successful and victorious America doesn't need liberals to protect them. Which is why they want to bring back the draft, end the war, talk down any economic recovery and write op-ed columns in the New York Times about American 'arrogance' for not surrendering US national interests to the UN.
"The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh." (Ecclesiastes 4:5)
Excerpted from the Omega Letter Daily Intelligence Digest, Volume 32, Issue 2
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