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Re: Another Argument For the Draft (none / 0) (#5)
by cpinva on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:03 PM EST
without asking taxpayers to pick up any part of the additional tab.
not quite true. he will be asking, i suspect, the poor and middle class to pick up the tab. he has already stated that he plans to cut other programs to pay for this. care to take a guess as to which programs might find their necks on the chopping block? SeeEmDee, i believe you're missing the whole point of a draft. it is essentially a referendum on the perceived legitimacy of any military activity. if the activity doesn't have popular support, the draft is the country's safety valve. people, especially those in high places, will resist. the president and congress are then forced to justify, much more so than this president and congress have been required, the burden placed on the country's military. during wwII, the war was popularly perceived as a legitimate defense of the country. though there was a draft, young men of all classes rushed down to the recruiter's offices to volunteer. not being in uniform, if you were an obviously healthy male of age, caused all kinds of questions to be asked. the entire country was asked to sacrifice, not just a specific few. the president and the republicans in congress will resist a draft at all costs, because they realize it will be deja' vu all over again, with bush playing the part of johnson and nixon.

Another Argument For the Draft | 17 comments (17 topical)

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