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Other than that idiot Hegel and maybe grandstander McCain, no Republican is on record favoring a draft. Its absurd to give this any credibility whatsoever
If Kerry wins the election, military ranks will thin very fast.
The sheeple are so stupid. Two Democrats want to reinstate the draft and the anti-Bush forces blame Bush for it.
I have a friend who does not share my political opinions who swears this is going to happen and that Bush is pushing it. He wanted odds on it. I should have said yes.
This is one of the stupidest ideas anyone has had yet. Maybe if we were in a ground war against the rest of the world, but a volunteer military is far more motivated and seems to be getting the job done.
These bills are the equivalent of a push poll. The Congressional Black Caucus, with the addition of Congressmen Moran and McDermott, as well as Senator Hollings are trying to stampede the college vote toward the Democrats. If there wasn't an "unjustified" war in Iraq we wouldn't need the draft. Young people are buying it. It's Bush's fault that a draft is needed. This has been flying around campuses since May.
E-mail as many young people as you can to let them know what the real story is. Bush and Rumsfeld do not want a draft - RATS do. If they want to get drafted - vote Democrat.
It was purely a Rat trick and I have seen the rumor posted to several apolitical forums and had to counter the BS.
This is how the Rats plan to win, lies as usual.
To restate, the only people pushing for a draft are Democrats. Remember this on election day, kids.
Think they'd also prevent the Selective Service from running illegal alien, 'draft dodgers' to ground?
A 'draft' might be just what the doctor ordered to motivate a large portion of the illegal aliens to deport themselves.
Yes or no?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2004 --(DoD) ......radio program with Neil Boortz and NewsTalk Radio, Rumsfeld discussed military recruiting and retention. He said the Air Force and the Navy have no problem at all making their recruiting and retention goals. In the Army, active duty recruiting is going well, and the service will make its fiscal 2004 goal.
...With respect to retention, overall the military is doing well, Rumsfeld said. The retention for the active components is over 100 percent of target, and reserve component retention is about 99 percent.
In the National Guard, retention is almost 101 percent. DoD officials said that the re-enlistment rate is even higher for units back from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rumsfeld said the military is studying recruiting and retention and will use all available authorities to attract the best people and keep those valuable personnel assets.
...Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker is working to rebalance the active and reserve components within the service and to increase the combat arm of the Army.
- More: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2004/n08052004_2004080503.html
Commentary: New moves set stage for a stronger, combat-ready force
By R.L. Brownlee and Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 5, 2004) -- The last few weeks have seen a lot of discussion -- much of it confusing or inaccurate -- about the condition and future readiness of the U.S. Army. We owe it to our men and women in uniform, their families, and our country to get the facts right.
.....We are already growing our Army about as fast as we can. Our Soldiers are highly skilled and well trained, and it takes time and a significant training base to develop them. This deliberate growth will allow us to transform our Army in a way that gets at the heart of the problem, relieves the stress on the force, and does not sacrifice our Army's future. - More: http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=6235
- Military Update: Army finds no lack of recruits for infantry
Special to Stars and Stripes | August 7, 2004 | Tom Philpott
We don't need a draft. We need to stop sending our troops all over the world!
Uhhh, "other purposes"?!? Excuse me, but SCREW YOU and your "other purposes"!
When the RATS sat something so ambiguous it can ONLY have an UNAMERICAN and Unconstitutional meaning. And the 'homeland security' phrase ain't to pleasing either.
I'll bet dollars to donuts these maggots foresee US Troops patrolling the streets - with arrest powers. And with the current wording of Posse Comitatus Act they could pull it off.
And as I recall reading, Klintoon pondered how he could use it!
(no wonder the RATS are pushing so hard to expand the Assault Weapon Ban, they want us completely unarmed)
Read yesterday's post about enlisted numbers.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=army
Aside from the obvious facts that a draft is unneccessary and unwanted (The Navy currently has an early-out program for up to one year), even if it were to happen sometime in the future the military would have to dismantle their zero-tolerance drug policy.
All a draftee would have to do would be to light up a joint. Much easier than going to Canada was in the sixties.