Reply #94: Well, there's still a lot of open space in Canada for the refugees.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

And, one has to be careful when burning one's draft card.

I burned mine in '67 at a protest. It was no great act of bravery on my part, I had already put in my 4 endless years of servitude doing absolutely nothing of benefit to anyone.

I've since changed my opinion on the draft. I think that an army full of resentful troops who'd rather be doing anything else is a deterrent. A deterrent to ambitious politicians and medal-hungry generals who have more reason to count on a "volunteer" army.

Having helped a few guys scamper across the border during the Vietnam exercise in wasting lives for nothing, I imagine a new generation of ex-hawks would be on the streets.

It's interesting to note that most of the generals are against the draft. I guess having to watch their back is all that appealing.