what fo you think about this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061120/ap_on_go_co/military_draft
2006-11-19 16:24:01 · 14 answers · asked by scolex89 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Makes me glad that I voted Republican.
2006-11-19 16:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 20⤊ 2⤋
I think is all politics
If America was really in a situation that it needed a draft as a 20 year old male in good health I would volunteer, but I only expect a draft in a world war situation.
like I said if we need the troops I will volunteer but I resent being used as a political pawn.
2006-11-19 16:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it relatively is not the democrats that elect to deliver it lower back, they have been the 1st to be attentive to that the conflict isn't being gained and there ought to be some variety of timetable that the Iraq top minister ought to adhere to so our troops can come living house, the single that is screaming we will not bypass away until the activity is complete and we've victory is the single that is finally in charge for bringing lower back the draft as we've not got adequate troops now to do what's needed we can deliver in 30-40,000 greater
2016-10-22 09:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be good for the nation. The more I think about it the more I like it. I served and it was a great experience for me (I am a war vet too). The fact is we are right now in a war of attrition and we have to outlast our enemy. Our enemies are growing and getting bolder, we need to get ready now.
Besides, America is full of great people. A military representative of a cross section of our citizenry would truly be a force to be reckoned with and I doubt many countries would want to try to test us.
2006-11-19 16:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Heritage Foundation proves that Charlie Rangel is wrong:
"The poor are enlisting at demonstrably lower rates since 9/11. Specifically, the percentage of recruits from the poorest one-fifth of American neighborhoods declined from 18% in 1999 to 13.7% in 2005. The reverse is true for recruits from the wealthiest one-fifth of neighborhoods. They are now overrepresented, accounting for 22.8% of all recruits."
"Household Income of Recruits -- We found that recruits tend to come from middle-class areas, with disproportionately fewer from low-income areas. Overall, the income distribution of military enlistees is more similar to than different from the income distribution of the general population."
See also "Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11" by Tim Kane, Ph.D.
2006-11-20 05:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by C = JD 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, political posturing or not something has got to be done differently besides "staying the course". i have no desire to see a draft re instituted but having a minimal number of troops sitting in the middle of a civil war getting killed and maimed while coming no closer to the goal is just plain stupid. there's just not enough them to do the job right and in some reasonable amount of time so either pull them out or beef them up. one or the other.
2006-11-19 17:06:09 · answer #6 · answered by nebtet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be political disaster for those that start it..The country would rebel....In 2001 or 2002 if George had thrown the full weight of the nation behind the war effort, pulled the Nation together and told them to sacrifice and pitch in every day by working at the ship yards..we would have all gone. Back Then I was a few years closer to 40 I might have even gone...Now I wouldn't guard a vat of baby food for Rummy and George Evan if they would have my fat old hairy ***
2006-11-19 16:36:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I love the idea.
Let's not ask others to do what we ourselves (and our brothers and sons) would not do. Imagine if Bush, Cheney, etc had served. Do you think they would have been so likely to undertake a war of choice?
By the way, Rangel (a Korean war vet) is just trying to prove a point. There is even less popular support for reinstating the draft than there is for Bush's ridiculous odyssey into Iraq.
2006-11-19 16:25:23 · answer #8 · answered by mr_mumbles_nyc 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I think that its GREAT. I have been in the military and worked overseas in high risk jobs. Doing some military time would make this pathetic generation grow up some.
2006-11-19 16:26:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a great idea. I bet not many people will be for war if the draft is back. People like to talk big but whhen it comes time to act they back down.
2006-11-19 16:28:02 · answer #10 · answered by Gettin_by 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
That's just Rangel's usual anti-Bush legislation. He's using it to undermine support for the war.
Hopefully, it will blow up in his face. This won't help dems run for the Presidency in 2008.
2006-11-19 16:29:25 · answer #11 · answered by ? 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋