Beware of Attempts to Revive Military Draft

NY Newsday ^ | December 22, 2003 | Bob Keeler

[presidio9]

Typical Newsday BS. President Bush has never indicated any interest in reestablishing a draft.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

They should draft the DU crowd and make them company size EOD team.

[1stFreedom]

A draft would be good.

[keithtoo]

Greatings from Loon Island. Noozday is a pile of lib trash. A buncha suburb-dwelling lefty wannabe's. Ignore this birdcage liner.

[John Jorsett]

The people pushing the draft are on the left, like Charlie Rangel.. They think it'll turn the public against Bush and the military.

[KantianBurke]

Exactly. Its only been Rats like Charlie Rangel who has been in support of such a move.

[smith288]

Its the work of Mr Rangel... he keeps this notion in the air like Bush is seriously thinking about it.

I read recently on FR that people are enlisiting in record numbers.

[Protagoras]

A draft would be good.

It's essential for a good fire in the fireplace.

[E Rocc]

Typical Newsday BS. President Bush has never indicated any interest in reestablishing a draft.

The left wants a draft, partly in order to depopularize the military and partly in order to subject young adults to the statist programming many of them miss by attending private schools (hence the demand for the conscription of "rich kids" too). They know they look like idiots if they are the only ones favoring it, so for cover they say the right secretly wants one as well.

-Eric

[68skylark]

I once heard some quiet rumors that the Defense Department might be open to drafting medical personnel (doctors and nurses, I guess) if they felt there was a strong need in a crisis. And I only repeat this because it seems to make a little sense for them to keep an open mind about this option

But a return to the old-style draft of graduating high school seniors is completely stupid, and Newsday writers know it -- they're just trying to see if they can manufacture a little anti-Bush hysteria.

[JohnGalt]

LOL

Slavery is freedom?

[js1138]

The people pushing the draft are on the left, like Charlie Rangel.. They think it'll turn the public against Bush and the military.

Absolutely, nail on the head correct.

[Freedom4US]

It's always illuminating to see who is pushing for what legislation. When organizations that are perennially hostile to the US military and foreign policy are adamant about including gays, women and the draft for our military, it should give one pause to question their motives.

[theDentist]

What a dil**. The Dems are pushing for a draft, not Republicans.

[Protagoras]

Slavery is freedom?

Some here think so. It's a bizarro world where up is down and heroes are cowards.

[Britton J Wingfield]

A draft would be a catastrophe.

[al baby]

A draft would be good.
It's essential for a good fire in the fireplace

Yes a draft would be goods its cheaper and its still usually ice cold

However its just a thought im coming up on 3 years sober and i like it better

[OXENinFLA]

Background Briefing on the All Volunteer Force
http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2003/t01132003_t113bkgd.html

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[freeeee]

draft beer
not people

[17th Miss Regt]

In addition, a draft would probably operate as in the Vietnam War, drafting a disproportionate number of poor men. This will cause class antagonisms, all to the benefit of the Democrats. And they will use these antagonisms to further their statist agenda.