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Army opens prep school to recruit dropouts

Posted in Iraq war, Politics on Aug 27th, 2008

Well the Army officially opens it’s prep school today…a prep school to recruit high school dropouts that is. Those entering prep school have signed on for a two- to four-year stint, just like any new recruit.
“We have two missions: get the GED and prepare them physically and mentally for basic training,” said the school’s commander, [...]

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5 years later

Posted in Iraq war, News, Politics on Mar 19th, 2008

clipped from hosted.ap.org
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years after launching the invasion of Iraq, President Bush strongly signaled Wednesday that he won’t order troop withdrawals beyond those already planned because he refuses to “jeopardize the hard-fought gains” of the past year.
As anti-war activists demonstrated around downtown Washington, the president spoke at the Pentagon to mark [...]

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