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To: ansel12

In the 1st two wars mentioned there were plenty of volunteers. The draft was used to keep the intake orderly.

The 3rd war mentioned proved to be in vain. My position stands.


27 posted on 08/25/2013 3:53:46 PM PDT by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: ExpatGator

There clearly not plenty of volunteers, that is why the WWII Army was 93% draftees, the draft was needed to get men into ground combat.

The draft has always proven necessary for large wars, it is why we had to accept old 40 something grandmas, for even these small recent wars, we were desperate.


37 posted on 08/25/2013 4:15:16 PM PDT by ansel12 (Obama-[obamacare] "used to be a Republican idea. ThereÂ’s a governor of Massachusetts who set it up.)
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