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To: Sax
Our current forces in these active theaters are highly technical operators

Hogwash. No different than Vietnam, where many of the techniques used then, are being used now in Iraq.

Yeah, poll active duty personnel and see if they want draftees working along side them.

So many easily forget, that almost 18,000 draftees gave their lives fighting in Vietnam.

Those that fought in Vietnam, be it draftees or those that enlisted, were every bit as trained and proficient soldiers for the day, including being very proficient with the technology used back in that war.

This war in Iraq is more of a compassionate police action compared to Vietnam, with a much less capable enemy.

65 posted on 06/02/2008 9:04:02 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: dragnet2
Look, you can do the WOT - compare/contrast - Vietnam thing all day long that's not my point. The current military does not need a draft, and in my opinion, a draft would be counter-productive.
66 posted on 06/03/2008 5:19:48 AM PDT by Sax
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