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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 04:02 PM
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Poll question: If Kerry wins, will the draft be reinstated?
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We're all in a near-consensus that the draft will be inevitable if the Bush idea of foreign policy is allowed to continue for another 4 years.

But Kerry won't be starting with a clean slate either -- he will be left with a handful of hot potatos when he's inaugurated. Of course, he will implement a less agressive and more sane foreign policy; but starting from the spot we will be in after 4 years of this disaster, will he be able to manage to claw out without reinstating the draft himself?

Has the Bushgang left us with a cannon ball whose inertia will be sufficient to carry us toward a draft, even if it is no longer propelled?

I personally honestly don't have a good answer to this question, though I often think about it. Of course, one of the factors will be how much support he will have in the Congress. Assuming we won't win back the house (which is a pretty good assumption IMO), and that we have a good shot at the Senate, will Kerry reinstate the draft?
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