Is Chuck Hagel a liberal democrat?
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04113/304598.stm
Look, I'm in the process of applywing for WOFT with the US Army right now. I'm putting MY money where my mouth is, because I think the WOT is real and needs to be fought in the tradition of thousands of Americans in days gone by.
However, putting your heads in the sand as to the troop levels and writing the draft off as RAT scare tactics may well cause a rude awakening next year. I thought most Americans stopped hitting the snooze button on 9/11...
Of course it is a RAT scare-tactic. If the military were to need more troops it could obtain them with minimal changes in the qualifications.
Our problems in Iraq are not because of the lack of troops but because of the perception caused by the RATS that the nation is divided and ready to cut and run. This encourages further attacks from the terrorists who believe we can be driven out because our population doesn't have the cajones to drive to victory.