Some clarity on the "draft" issue! It is Democrats That Want It! ============= Kerry Calls for More Troops in Iraq, Bolstering U.S. Military (Bloomberg). Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called for 40,000 more U.S. troops in Iraq, saying he would "modernize our military to match its new missions'' in the war on terror and homeland security..." http://quote.bloomberg.c...ixw0UrP_u4&refer=us ============== Kerry's Draft Plans:Kerry Calls for Record Expansion in National Service Stopping at New York's City College, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry unveiled a critical new component of his "Compact with the Next Generation," his plan to engage more than 500,000 young Americans in service each year within a decade... http://www.freerepublic....us/f-news/1242014/posts ============== Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., wants to reinstate the military draft. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Charles Rangel introduced a bill in Congress Tuesday to reinstate the military draft, saying fighting forces should more closely reflect the economic makeup of the nation. http://www.cnn.com/2003/...ICS/01/07/rangel.draft/ ============== Dem Hollings Sponsors Bill to Reinstate Military Draft Senator cites current heavy use of reserves and national guard, need for shared sacrifice... WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC) last night introduced the Universal National Service Act of 2003, a bill to reinstate the military draft and mandate either military or civilian service for all Americans, aged 18-26. http://hollings.senate.g...s/press/2003108C06.html =============== ~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~~~~~ =============== President Bush Says No Draft "No, we're not going -- we don't need the draft. Look, the all-volunteer Army is working. The all-volunteer Army... I know Senator McCain and I agree on this issue for certain, the all-volunteer Army works." President George W. Bush, August 10, 2004 http://www.georgewbush.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=3675 While Democrats are spreading lies about the draft all about, just remember... they really want it! IntheNet Bush/Cheney in 2004
Calling for more troops=draft? You tried this last time. "Service" was not in reference to the military. Not all Democrats share the same exact principles. Just because two guys want it to happen doesn't mean all Democrats do. Hell, just a couple weeks ago you loved Zell Miller (you still might), and he is not like every other Democrat. If I'm confusing you, the please feel free to raise you hand. Read my lips, no new taxes.
That wasn't a serious attempt to revive the draft. It was trying to make the point that the military is composed in large part of working-class kids who see the military as their best option for doing something with their lives. And that perhaps if the people who made the decisions to go to war had sons or daughters who might be sent over to fight it, maybe they'd be a little less eager to start wars.
It was working until Bush overextended our resources. We are having problems with soldiers - particularly National Guard soldiers who are having their tours in Iraq and Afghanistan extended. If the volunteer Army was working as designed, we wouldn't have needed so many National Guard troops.
i still think that InTheNet is not a real person... nobody is THAT... oh, erm, is it considered a personal attack if its against a sock puppet? seriously though, talk about making dark matter look like cotton candy...