Anti-Bush Poetry, Part 4 and Related Commentary

Poetry: "Stop-Loss Soldier"
Stop-Loss Soldier, Back in Iraq
I could always go AWOL and never look back
Instead I'll do another tour
'Cuz our Pres. ain't Albert Gore.
And risk my life on death's door.
There is no glory in being dead
Or stuck in a wheelchair or trundle bed.
There is no glory in being maimed
To Bush this war is just a game.
If I die Bush is to blame.
He won't care or know my name.
Sent back to Iraq I've been there three times.
Don't want to go back, this war is a crime.
Stop-Loss soldier, I'm back in Iraq
I thought I was free, but my future's been ransacked.

Due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan our military forces are spread so thin that many soldier's whose terms of service are supposed to be up find that they are coerced to stay in as cannon fodder or reluctant combat soldiers. These unfortunate individuals are referrred to in military parlance as "stop-loss soldiers." This is an unfortunate result of an all volunteer military service. I'm sure the recruiters emphasize the good points of being a soldier, but glance over or omit the drawbacks like potential death, permanent disability or stop-loss conscription.
Perhaps these stop-loss soldiers could go home if all the so-called armchair patriots, especially those who have supported the war all along, have supported Bush, or who drive military-style SUVs like hummer trucks would only enlist or encourage their overprivileged offspring to enlist.