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America won't see a draft because most Americans don't have the energy to fight
Guava Cheese Puff | January 4, 2020 | Guava Cheese Puff

Posted on 01/04/2020 6:54:47 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff

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To: rintintin

I know this wasnt addressed to me but the question made me think. So I answered


41 posted on 01/04/2020 10:24:19 PM PST by CJ Wolf ( #wwg1wga)
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To: eyedigress

“You are not an asset to be relied on in any state of the nation.”

I certainly couldn’t be relied on to support George Bush’s Iraq War. Like Trump said, it was one of the biggest foreign policy mistakes in American History.

And a war against Iran would be just as foolish in my opinion.


42 posted on 01/04/2020 10:24:28 PM PST by rintintin
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To: Vermont Lt

we do not need a draft and it would actually hurt our armed forces.

Our military is now hi tech in many things. if a kid has not stayed in school they are going to be to ignorant to operate the equipment.

Since this will impact some minorities more than the mainstream red state kids that means that more minorities are going to be on the ground behind a rifle than the red state kids are.

It is not a question of racism is a case of ignorance v educated.


43 posted on 01/04/2020 10:43:55 PM PST by oldenuff35
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To: rintintin

To anyone following this, I just wanted that opinion.

It was worthless.


44 posted on 01/04/2020 10:48:29 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: rintintin

BTW, I take it in 1941 you are a no show.


45 posted on 01/04/2020 10:49:40 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: rintintin

They don’t have to go to war with us, we are now too weak to oppose them. One day they will just declare Taiwan is theirs and we will do nothing. Then they will declare the South China Sea is theirs and we will do nothing.


46 posted on 01/04/2020 11:08:02 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Vermont Lt

China has a big military but no reach. their blue water navy is sparse, scarce, their ability to airlift limited, and their weapons systems still a generation behind ours. They have power numbers wise but from there on out it goes down hill for them.


47 posted on 01/04/2020 11:18:21 PM PST by oldenuff35
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Iran’s military is ranked 13th in the world.

They are smaller than North Korea, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, etc.

Where is all this fear of a war with them?

Especially all this talk of World War 3?

This is being hyped beyond reason.

If something happens, it will be conducted by Iranian proxies who were trained by Soleimani. Yes, it could be as devastating as a dirty bomb, but this nation is not in danger.

There will be no need for a draft. That is silly.


48 posted on 01/05/2020 2:53:42 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is communism)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

The good ones generally don’t get the recognition - they just show up and do the job...don’t judge all by the scum the left wants to highlight....you dishonor many solid men and women.


49 posted on 01/05/2020 3:39:47 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“Energy” is derived from will.


50 posted on 01/05/2020 8:18:55 AM PST by mosaicwolf
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To: Zhang Fei
"A draft is irrelevant because we simply aren’t engaging in big force-on-force battles the way we did during WWII. If we ever end up fighting China across the Pacific the way we did Japan, or Russia across the European mainland, we will need a draft. Against non-peer adversaries who might as well be armed with bows-and-arrows? Not so much. A peacetime draft is a waste of money. Whereas a draft during an extended war with a near-peer power is a necessity."

Nailed it................!

51 posted on 01/05/2020 9:50:29 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: kaehurowing
"Unfortunately, China would kick the crap out of us in a war."

Nope...not enough energy resources...unless they take over the MidEast. And then there is the problem of getting the oil over the long and very vulnerable ocean route to China.

52 posted on 01/05/2020 9:53:21 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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