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In reply to the discussion: Ya Know... I'm Re-Thinking My Views On A Military Draft... And I Want A Lottery... Like Vietnam... [View all]Lochloosa
(16,326 posts)14. That is an amazing quote. I'll keep that one. Thanks.
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Ya Know... I'm Re-Thinking My Views On A Military Draft... And I Want A Lottery... Like Vietnam... [View all]
WillyT
Mar 2015
OP
Both Charlie Rangel and John Conyers have articulated similar views on the topic.
MADem
Mar 2015
#32
But that's why we ended the draft -- because it made it too easy to supply hundreds of thousands
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#42
A brilliant general named Giap and the forces under his command may have had something
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#75
Why would anyone think this congress would pass a fair and equitable draft? Why not work towards
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#4
This dumb draftee is against it but the late Colonel Hackworth had some thoughts on a citizens' army
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#7
And they tend to want to get the war over as soon as possible and go home. n/t
PoliticAverse
Mar 2015
#12
But, but Rumsfeld told us dumb draftees, we added no value, no advantage, to the armed services
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#24
Hackworth. Hmmmm. I'm sure the Boorda family has some things to say about that guy,
MADem
Mar 2015
#33
Lottery caused me to 'enlist to avoid the draft' probably not quite right to say volunteer
HereSince1628
Mar 2015
#18
They need bodies and tech though. Tie those hands up by any and all means.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#43
You think poor and middle class kids aren't in battle now? Ever heard of "the economic draft"?
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#38
Well... Then Let's Just Give Up On The System... Democracy Is On Life-Support... Close To Death...
WillyT
Mar 2015
#28
Charlie Rangel has been trying to reinstate the draft since the Iraq War began.
Renew Deal
Mar 2015
#39
"and more than 10 million signed up" - I don't think you understand "the draft".
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2015
#70
It was a very bizarre choice of words, so good on you to flag it. Perhaps this
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#79
Yes I understand it....and yes they were drafted...signing up also mean registering..
Historic NY
Mar 2015
#86
Anyone who thinks that our government cares what we think about war is seriously delusional.
djean111
Mar 2015
#44
Your post makes me very sad. It describes the milieu where I grew up (southwestern
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#80
Absent surprize attack, War Powers should reside in the hands of those of service age.
Thor_MN
Mar 2015
#48
Those segregated units did a lot for social changes for the black draftees
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#52
The editorial that was allowed to run in Stars & Stripes, I think, began a lot of change here
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2015
#54
Jackie Robinson's 'Rosa Parks' moment is a good illustration that people can wrap their heard around
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#58
Um, the Union used military conscription during the U.S. Civil War (and so did
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#81
WRT to the Civil War, John Brown on the eve of his execution said it best:
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#88