Misplaced Patriot

One of the great sins of the war on Iraq is the misuse of the National Guard. The National Guard is meant to be used only as a last resort, in the case of national emergency. The war in Iraq, whatever it is, was not an answer to any emergency. The current National Guard members are getting screwed with long deployments interrupting their lives, making it almost impossible for the Guard to woo future members.

I still occasionally see the "One weekend a month, two weeks a year" ads, which seem like a cruel joke right now.