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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase the number of persons serving in the Armed Forces by substantially increasing the pecuniary and educational benefits as well as end strength for Pest Management (3E4X3) in order to enable the National Guard to apply its pest control operations procedure to the emerging squirrel crisis. Don't be a moron - if you're going to equivocate on the topic, then GTFO. Standards: We are debating about the sentence beginning with "Resolved:". Any negative wishing to present a kritikal alt or alternative framework must prove theirs superior to have it accepted. Observation 1 is Inherency Squirrels have been running amok since 1975 when Executive Order 11870 banned the most effective squirrel poison – other approaches require more personnel Department of the Army Historical Summary, 2004 (27 August 2004, http://www.army.mil......) The ground squirrel population in that area has increased to a point where the rodents pose threats on several counts. They are potential carriers of bubonic plague, cause damage to buildings and facilities, reduce crop production, and compete with other wild life for available food. Since 1971 the Army has not applied effective pest control measures at Fort Ord. Resumption of these measures has been precluded since 1975 by Executive Order 11870, which forbade the use on federal lands of "secondary poisons" which make the tissue poisonous to other creatures. Advantage 1 is the Power Grid Now squirrels are once again on the rampage causing tens of thousands of power outages yearly, and now is key – attacks have tripled in the past year Gomez, 2007 (3-11-07, "Suicide squirrels driving utilities nuts", Alan, http://www.usatoday.com......) What caused more outages? The lightning or the squirrels? Four of the past five years, the answer has been the squirrels in Nebraska. Nebraska is not alone. Many states are grappling with a big increase in the number of power outages caused by squirrel electrocutions. Squirrels that fry themselves on power lines and transformers cause tens of thousands of blackouts every year. Some states have seen a massive jump in recent years in the number of such outages. In Georgia, squirrel-related outages more than tripled from 5,273 in 2005 to 16,750 in 2006. And, Electricity failures cause nuclear meltdowns EIJ ‘2K (Earth Island Journal, Winter, http://www.earthisland.org......) Reactors depend on off-site electric power to run cooling systems and control rooms, with emergency diesel generators for automatic backup. Unfortunately, according to Olsen, even in the US these generators are "not even 90 percent reliable."… "It takes only two hours without the cooling system functioning for reactor fuel to melt," Olsen says. Power failures also could cause "a meltdown of nuclear fuel storage pools .... These pools must be cooled for at least five years." Loss of off-site electrical power poses the most prominent risk to nuclear powerplant safety. And, Meltdown kills millions and causes extinction by widespread sterility Wasserman '02 (Harvey, Senior Editor – Free Press, Earth Island Journal, Spring, www.earthisland.org/eijournal/new_articles.cfm?articleID=457&journalID=63) The intense radioactive heat within today's operating reactors is the hottest anywhere on the planet.Heart attacks, stroke and multiple organ failure would kill thousands on the spot. Emphysema, hair loss, nausea, inability to eat or drink or swallow, diarrhea and incontinence, sterility and impotence, asthma and blindness would afflict millions. Evacuation would be impossible. Natural ecosystems would be permanently and irrevocably destroyed. Spiritually, psychologically, financially and ecologically, our nation would never recover. The ticking reactor bombs that could obliterate the very core of our life and of all future generations. Advantage 2 is the Utilities Sector Squirrel attacks are dragging down the utilities sector Gomez, 2007 (3-11-07, "Suicide squirrels driving utilities nuts", Alan, http://www.usatoday.com......) Squirrels that fry themselves are costly. Georgia Power officials estimate the rodents cost them $2 million last year. Stopping the squirrels is costing utilities millions more dollars. Austin Energy in Texas is alone spending over one hundred thousand dollars on squirrel guards. UPI, 2006 (Dec. 25, http://www.upi.com......, United Press International) Austin Energy power company in Texas has revealed approximately 20 percent of all its power outages are the result of squirrels and could likely be responsible for nearly 700 area outages a year."He's a formidable foe. Ask anyone who has been stuck in traffic or left in the dark because of a squirrel." Austin Energy is spending more than $100,000 annually to install deterrents on equipment to keep the animals at bay. But squirrels cannot be stopped – they can only be killed; they will squirrel their way around any barriers, making guards a waste of money Gomez, 2007 (3-11-07, "Suicide squirrels driving utilities nuts", Alan, http://www.usatoday.com......) "squirrel guards" have been placed on transformers. The guards vary. Some are plastic or silicone caps. The "Critter Guard" features a flat disk that spins around whenever a squirrel tries to climb past. Others deliver a minor shock to the squirrel to scare it off. PECO, which powers Philadelphia spends $1 million a year on squirrel guards to stop outages from "those rascally little varmints." But squirrels adapt to the technology. "Whenever we think we've got them figured out, they try something else," Engelman said. And, Electric sector is critical to the economy – any negative effects ripple quickly through the economy Singh, 1998 (Hon. Ganja Singh, Minister of Public Utilities, September 11, http://www.ttparliament.org......) Essential to life in a modern society, utility services constitute the infrastructural foundations of the development process. The level of these services are generally regarded as direct measures of the quality of life. Providing infrastructure services is one of the major challenges of economic development. Utility services have strong linkages to the national economy and to human well-being. Inefficiencies in the provision of these services are likely to be felt quickly and throughout the economy and, thereby, impact adversely on the competitiveness of the national economy. Good utility infrastructure, raises productivity, lowers production costs and improves the quality of life. And, Economic struggles in the U.S. directly affect Japan and China and quickly spread globally Frontline, 5-6-2005 [India's National Magazine, from the publishers of THE HINDU, Volume 22 - Issue 09, http://www.frontlineonnet.com......] A slowdown in the U.S. would affect Japan as well. The effect would be far greater than suggested since there are a number of non-Japanese firms in China exporting to the U.S. that import from Japanese firms. What all this implies is that a slowdown in the U.S. can not only rein in growth in the other major growth-pole in the world economy, China, but also have ripple effects in the form of deceleration across the globe that can spiral into a major crisis. And, Global economic collapse equals global nuclear war Thomas Bearden, Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, 2000 (June 24, http://www.freerepublic.com......) History bears out that desperate nations take desperate actions . Prior to the final economic collapse, the stress on nations will have increased the intensity and number of their conflicts, to the point where the arsenals of (WMD) now possessed by some 25 nations, are almost certain to be released. In addition to immediate responses, the mutual treaties involved in such scenarios will quickly draw other nations into the conflict, escalating it significantly. the only chance