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To: Sun

That's because the Vietnam era draft-dodgers continue to spread the lies that you (and our military) read now. Getting rid of the draft was an effort by the left to justify their actions during the war. LBJ's war gave the draft a bad name.


397 posted on 11/20/2006 2:42:39 AM PST by leadpenny
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pentagon panel has outlined three basic options for improving the situation in Iraq -- pull out, send more U.S. troops or reduce the size of the force but stay longer, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

The group was likely to recommend a combination of a small short-term increase of U.S. troops and long-term training for Iraqi forces, the newspaper reported, citing senior defense officials.

The options have been dubbed "Go Home," "Go Big" and "Go Longer" by insiders.

Sources who have been briefed on the review, led by Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the group had concluded there were not enough U.S. forces to "Go Big," sending in thousands more troops, the Post said.

"Go Home," the quick pullout option, was rejected as likely to push Iraq directly into a full-blown civil war, the Post said.

The Pentagon group devised a hybrid plan, "Go Long," which calls for cutting the U.S. combat presence combined with a long-term expansion of the training and advising of Iraqi forces, the newspaper said.

http://www.abc4.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=154DBAAA-6ED2-4643-BD9C-5621B398A9A4

414 posted on 11/20/2006 7:15:13 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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