the draft!!?

Question

i heard that there was might be a draft in the US on the wb11 news last night does anyone know anything about it???

Answer 1

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Democrats who soon will control the legislative agenda in the Congress rejected on Monday a colleague's call for reinstatement of the U.S. military draft.

"I don't favor it," said Sen. Carl Levin (news, bio, voting record) of Michigan, who is set to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee when Democrats take over both houses of Congress from Republicans in January.

"I don't think we need it," added Levin, whose panel oversees military programs. He spoke to reporters after meeting with Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to replace retiring Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

The top two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives also voiced their opposition to a plan being pushed by Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record), a New York Democrat, for drafting soldiers into the army for the first time since 1973. The idea is not supported by Republicans either.

"We did not include that" in legislative plans for early next year, said Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer (news, bio, voting record) of Maryland, who will be House majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January.

Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California noted her opposition to the draft in remarks to reporters. She said Rangel was trying to underscore that the U.S. war effort should be a "shared sacrifice" and his legislation was "a way to make that point."

Rangel, who is in line to chair the House Ways and Means Committee next year, has renewed his call for the draft, saying the war in Iraq is being fought by American soldiers who disproportionately are from low-income families and minorities.

Over the weekend, Rangel said he would seek passage next year of the universal draft legislation he has long sought. "If we're going to challenge Iran and challenge North Korea and then, as some people have asked, to send more troops to Iraq, we can't do that without a draft," Rangel said on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday.

As Ways and Means panel chairman, Rangel will have a significant role in U.S. tax and health-care policy. That post will not necessarily give Rangel an effective forum for pursuing his military draft legislation, Pelosi observed.

Previewing next year's legislative agenda, Pelosi emphasized pocketbook issues, saying Democrats will try to ease the "middle-class squeeze."

"We want to take the country in a new direction, not just for privileged America," Pelosi said in a jab at Bush and his fellow Republicans who had been in control of Congress.

Among Democrats' top priorities are increasing the minimum wage, expanding aid for college education and further lowering prescription drug costs for senior citizens.

Answer 2

USA and many other countries require able body people to do Arm Force duty for a duration. Use to be 2 years, they(Boys) between(16 and 25) were drafted, to go to war if there was one going on.

They also did this duty in peace time at home or at embassy.

It was abolished after Vietnam war, in favour of all volunteer army.

If the USA stays committed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other engagement all over the world and there are few volunteers then the manpower needed to full feel the commitments then, they will have to draft the people. This time they may have to call up even females.

Answer 3

So the draft is at 4 2day? nicely 4 isn't a stable time 4 me 2morrow...I say at 5:30 is a stable time....4 me is that cool? I say 5 da earliest I certainly have music practice after college & i don't get the full week off like countless u adult adult males... only Thursday & Friday off... So is 5 a funky time...I cud prolly be on 4:30 possibly we see...

Answer 4

The new head of the Arms comity of the House is going to push the draft forward. Yes it is a Democrat that is doing it. Mr Rangel to be exact!

Answer 5

Charles Rangel of NY has publicly talked about it, but it's highly doubtful that it will go through. Even the military, short on personnel though they are, do not want a draft. There are good reasons to consider it, though.

Answer 6

Good idea! Bout time someone got off their *** and decided that this country's youth is making decision's based on what they see on the tv.

Military isn't all bad and isn't all war. Just in the Bush era.

I was in the military, its a great opportunity, however, when I was in we had barely anyone else in with us. With a boot camp company of 20 people when it should be more like 50, there's something wrong with this country's way of thinking. Hell look at China's army or England's Royal Army! Tons of people, yes they may be somewhat forced, but jeez, if England ever got mad at us I'm moving to Canada!