U.S. Soldiers Sound Off on Possible Ban on Smoking in the Military - Video 7/16/09
Here is a video report from Indiana that features U.S. military personnel sounding off about the ban on smoking in the military being considered. According to the report, if adopted, the ban would require all new recruits to quit smoking before enlisting, and would not allow smoking on military bases, in military vehicles, or onboard ships. Cigarettes would also no longer be sold in military facilities. In the report, one soldier says, "I don't agree with it. I think it's a waste of taxpayer's money to get involved with this."
2 comments:
Now that all these ban lobbyists are running out of work since most legialators are done for the season, they need SOMETHING to keep their jobs.
Just a reminder of the sources of the bans:
http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?ia=143&id=14912
And what the 99 million dollars was going to:
http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/CIA_Fundamentals.pd
Two years ago Vermont Councilman Clark wanted to boot local vets out of their posts to smoke in the cold, saying "This seems like a good way to honor our veterans, to prolong their lives."
The Lung Association's Joel Africk urged people not to send smokes to soldiers in Iraq even if asked for, saying "Tobacco use presents an immediate and real danger for our soldiers who are on the lines today... our troops should be sent care packages that don’t kill."
I would like to see Councilman Clark and Joe Africk spend some time with these fighting men personally, and discuss these issues of honor and danger with them as they stand in the snow outside their veterans halls and huddle in Iraqi trenches. I’m sure the result of the discussions would benefit everyone in the long run.
And the same holds true for those who would try to ban active duty soldiers from smoking.
Michael J. McFadden,
Author of "Dissecting Antismokers' Brains"
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