2006-12-15 02:31:26 · 9 answers · asked by Brotherhood 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Look what Nixon did in 1969 and this was logged by a very Conservative post.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27942/timeline/1968-1973.htm
2006-12-16 01:43:21 · update #1
No there will be no draft.
The military is having no problem getting above-average people to join up and cannot get more because we are at the maximum size allowed by Congress.
Increasing the size of the Army is a simply matter of Congress giving the Army permission to recruit more people.
2006-12-15 03:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lyndon Johnson greatly increased the number of troops fighting in Vietnam. The draft had been instituted in 1940.
Nixon consistently brought down the number of troops, although he did expand the war (briefly) into Cambodia.
Please re-check your facts.
The analogy, if any, might be between Nixon and the Democrats of 2006, each of whom won on the basis of discontent with the war, although neither set forth a detailed alternate plan. In each case, the opposition proved wrong the axiom that "you can't beat something with nothing." Sort of.
2006-12-15 13:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, you've got your history wrong.
"Nixon championed the elimination of the draft in his 1968 campaign against Hubert Humphrey. As promised, forced service in the military ended in 1973 under Nixon's leadership. The era of volunteer service had begun."
To answer you question. I can not forsee any time when the President would agree to double the number of troops in Iraq.
2006-12-15 10:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by JB 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no need for a draft. The U.S. only has 10% of its forces in Iraq. Doubling the forces would put it to 20%. The U.S. can also recruit Iraqs which have no jobs. They should just double the size of what the U.S. wanted the Iraqi police to be.
2006-12-15 12:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nixon didn't instate the draft....JOHNSON did. Nixon just inherited the mess Johnson created. And no, there's not going to be a draft. There's no reason to have one. And with how high-tech the US military is, a draft is no longer a logical idea. It would two years to teach any draftee how to do their jobs.
2006-12-17 02:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by bennyjoe81 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only person trying to push the draft through is Democrat Charlie Wrangel - NOT the President.
The really ironic part about it is that the Democrats used the draft as a scare tactic, and now it's a member of their party trying to reinstate it.
2006-12-15 12:25:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jadis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When exactly did Nixon "re-institute" the draft?
2006-12-15 10:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's fine, I think it will be a sign to other countries that we are serious about causing and wining a the war that is to come in the Middle east.
2006-12-15 10:46:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. There are men and women who fight for whats right and not just sit on Y*A and complain about everything like you.
2006-12-17 09:57:12 · answer #9 · answered by Lynn G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋