Charlie Rangel U.S. Representative, Democrat, from New York.
“If a young fellow has an option of having a decent career or joining the Army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq . . . [T]hose who have the least opportunities . . . find themselves in the military.”
Source: “Combating Liberal Lies about U.S. Troops,” The Limbaugh Letter, January 2007, page 12. Hardcopy: Copy of the The Limbaugh Letter article. Where: In comments on Fox News Sunday in spite of the fact 97% of recruits have a high school education, compared to 80% for the general population, and recruits' reading level is a full grade higher than the general population. When: November 2006. Contributor: AIM. Category: Military
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