[kimosabe31]

We're in WWIII. Reinstate the military draft. Bush's "war on the cheap" aint gonna make it. He clings to the fiction that an all volunteer military can deal with
the demands of 40-50 million islamofascist sadists each seeking his 72 virgins by killing americans. Too great a burden on a relative hand full of patriots.

[leadpenny]

"Reinstate the military draft."

We're inching in that direction, I believe.

Those who would do America harm on our soil have not attacked on a 9-11 scale for just that reason. They know we are divided and they don't want to wake the sleeping giant. What is going on in Iraq on a daily basis does not (un)divide us.

[nathanbedford]

If the President moots a draft, even under his breath, he will guarantee the election of a Democrat next cycle. Like it or not, and I do not, there is nothing for it until the next strike on the homeland. That is the cold, hard reality. A draft is simply not politically viable.

I wish it were otherwise, but it is not. We must carry on until the Iraq insurgency winds down, the Iraqis take over their own defense, or we sustain another strike.

[Bossy Gillis]

The draft should never have been stopped. It was an excellent learning experience for men. Look how many pansies we have wandering the streets nowadays. They can't even change a flat tire.

[Terpfen]

No, no draft. It would screw up the military. Creating more incentives to join is fine. Forced service is not.