calling up former marines,that's basically the same thing.we all know whether the media will admit again or not, that wmd's were found and of course everyone knows he used them on his own people.so getting rid of hussein was a good thing, but its just hard to fight a war against the enemy that can blend in, and we, who cannot blend in.I don't think we should leave too soon because then it will all be for nothing. politicians shouldn't be so concerned with what the lies the liberal media keeps feeding the public, but they should do what they know is right.I wish we could train the iraqis faster so we can leave faster.
2006-08-25 15:22:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
i hate to admit it, but even i am wrong sometimes.
2006-08-25 15:27:07 · update #1
Mr. d3adman.... i didn't know that, of course i am not a soldier either, so i guess that is a little different then, if they signed up for that many years and still knew that there would be a chance of going back.. i stand corrected ... again... if this is true.
2006-08-25 15:34:19 · update #2
Every soldier knows two things if they read the paperwork prior to signing. (1) Your *** now belongs to Uncle Sam (2) When you enlist unless you get a different contract than most you sign up for 8 years. The first 3-4 years will be active duty, the 2nd half of your service will be either Active, Active Reserve, or Inactive Reserve. If you don't think this is right to have soldiers called up talk to your local liberal and have his children join the military. They love the rights, but how many are willing to earn them.
2006-08-25 15:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I favor a draft even while I opposed this war from the start. First, since I don't think we can just pull out now that we're there, we need a pool of soldiers. Second, and more importantly, maybe if there were a draft, then the impact - the very existence, really - of the war would be more widely realized, and small-d democratic decisions might be made about what we should do next. (In other words, more people might actually care.)
2006-08-25 22:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not a draft unless there is equal opportunity for anyone to be chosen. it's not right that they are lengthening the service requirements, and it's not what they signed up for, but until all abled bodied, males (and we can throw females in there, if you want), are randomly chosen to serve, then the stakes are different, and people will see this war differently.
Cheney said years ago that it would be crazy to try and get Hussain...
"If you're going to go in and try to topple Saddam Hussein, you have to go to Baghdad. Once you've got Baghdad, it's not clear what you do with it. It's not clear what kind of government you would put in place of the one that's currently there now. Is it going to be a Shia regime, a Sunni regime or a Kurdish regime? Or one that tilts toward the Baathists, or one that tilts toward the Islamic fundamentalists? How much credibility is that government going to have if it's set up by the United States military when it's there? How long does the United States military have to stay to protect the people that sign on for that government, and what happens to it once we leave?" 1991
what changed? Opportunity, perhaps. Meglomania? oil?
2006-08-25 22:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by kaliselenite 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is not a draft, but an obligation that every recruit accepts as a possibility when they sign their contract. Every recruit regardless of branch including Reserve and Gaurd incurrs an initial 8 yr military service obligation. For example if the recruit does 4yrs active service he or she will have 4 yrs inactive. If they do 6 yrs active they do 2yrs inactive. They all know about this, it is not news to them.
2006-08-25 23:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by armywifetp 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Noone is being drafted. When you sign your contract, its for 8 years, 2,4 or 6 active, the rest in the regular reserves or the IRR (initial ready reserve). These people are still on contract.
2006-08-25 23:06:04 · answer #5 · answered by wrf3k 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I gotta' ask the obvious question with an obvious answer. (To public school students, they call that a rhetorical question.)
Will this insane act increase or decrease enlistments?
And, to anticipate the future, will we respond to 40 years of feminist demands for equality, by finally requring our female equals to also register for the draft? Or, will we continue to claim women are equal to men while proving by this omission that we think they are inferior and helpless?
2006-08-25 22:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Recalling someone to active duty to fulfill the remainder of their contract is hardly a draft.
2006-08-26 20:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by JAMES11A 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yea. the "backdoor draft." not right if you ask me. these men and women have served and are completely out of the service. they arent any more involved in it than you and me. theyre civilians. its basically a draft without calling it a draft.
2006-08-25 22:25:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
awwwwwwwwww don't worry about it .....anyone who can use a computer will be exempt from the draft....ask Dick Cheney .,you know the guy who talks while grinding his teeth. Yaaa those white house cats are way cool.
2006-08-25 22:31:05 · answer #9 · answered by zen2bop 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋