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To: thundrey

“Conscription, especially peacetime conscription is an immoral practice.”

nonsense, it can serve a useful purpose, 9 months is hardly a major commitment.

“Perhaps Poland should be following with the rest of Europe and the civilised world by abolishing the practice..”

Yeah, Europe is known for its high morals. /sarc


5 posted on 11/18/2007 3:31:56 PM PST by driftdiver
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To: driftdiver

The trend on the continent is to move away from conscription towards professional armies. Admiteddly, this is a fairly recent trend, but it is one I believe any country that is not in imminent danger of invasion should adopt...


9 posted on 11/18/2007 4:33:15 PM PST by thundrey
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