I run an email group comprised of people I used to attend a church with. There are a few wingnuts that regularly send republican propoganda in the form of chain emails. The group is mixed enought that these are worth refuting. I received a doozy today and it doesn't show up in snopes or breakthechain.
If anyone happens to have any factoids filed away to refute some or all of this, I would love to refute it.
CAN YOU NAME THIS COUNTRY?
*709,000 REGULAR (ACTIVE DUTY) PERSONNEL.
*293,000 RESERVE TROOPS.
*EIGHT STANDING ARMY DIVISIONS.
*20 AIR FORCE AND NAVY AIR WINGS WITH 2,000 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
*232 STRATEGIC BOMBERS.
*19 STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES WITH 3,114 NUCLEAR WARHEADS ON 232 MISSILES.
*500 ICBMs WITH 1,950 WARHEADS.
*FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND 121 SURFACE COMBAT SHIPS AND SUBMARINES PLUS
*ALL THE SUPPORT BASES, SHIPYARDS, AND LOGISTICAL ASSETS NEEDED TO
SUSTAIN SUCH A NAVAL FORCE.
IS THIS COUNTRY- RUSSIA? NO... CHINA? NO... GREAT BRITAIN? NO... FRANCE? WRONG AGAIN... MUST BE THE USA ? STILL WRONG (SORT OF)...
GIVE UP?
THESE ARE THE AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES THAT WERE ELIMINATED DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF BILL CLINTON AND AL GORE.
AND [their elimination] was 100% SUPPORTED BY JOHN KERRY
(THESE HE DID VOTE ON) SLEEP WELL!
This is not a new message, but a reminder of why we now have
over-deployed our National Guard and Reserve Units.
HE SAID CHECK THE RECORD...
Sen. John Kerry, Democrat from Massachusetts says he is the strongest
Presidential Candidate on National Defense ! He said to check the record!!!!
We Did ! Here is what we learned:
He voted to kill the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
He voted to kill the M-1 Abrams Tank
He voted to kill every Aircraft carrier laid down from 1988
He voted to kill the Aegis anti aircraft system
He voted to Kill the F-15 strike eagle
He voted to Kill the Block 60 F-16
He voted to Kill the P-3 Orion upgrade
He voted to Kill the B-1
He voted to Kill the B-2
He voted to Kill the Patriot anti Missile system
He voted to Kill the FA-18
He voted to Kill the B-2
He voted to Kill the F117
He voted to kill every military appropriation for the development and
deployment of every weapons systems since 1988,including a bill for
battle armor for our troops.
It is most likely, with Sen. John Kerry as President and Commander in
Chief of our Armed Services, that they will cease to function making it
impossible for our country to protect itself.
John Kerry voted to kill all anti-terrorism activities of each and every
agency of the U.S. Government.
He voted to cut the funding of the FBI by 60%.
He voted to cut the funding for the CIA by 80%.
He voted to cut the funding for the NSA by 80%.
THEN - and this is abhorrent to almost every American Voter,
Democrat, Republican or Independent - he voted to increase OUR
funding for U.N operations by 800%! Ask yourself Is THIS the person you
want as President of these United States providing for the Common
Defense of the Nation And be the Leader of the Free World ?
Please pass this on... Voters need to know!
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