[JamesP81]

In that exchange Rooney, like Senator Kerry and Congressman Rangel, implied that those who volunteer to serve do so out of desperation rather than patriotism.

It's one thing to argue in favor of a draft if there turns out to be a real need for it. It's quite another to slander those who went of their own accord.

[freemarket_kenshepherd]

That's right on point, James.