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Mostly because a lot of people don't join the military to go to war. Considering how many people have died so far it's no wonder people are reluctant to join.
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: I feel a draft.
The thing is...would they risk a draft? Do they want a bunch of people who don't want to serve over in Iraq? Sure, there are some now, but do they want to risk Vietnam-era fraggings?
First off, they'd have to have all active duty personnel in use, then all reservists in use, then all Fleet Reserve people in use, then... well eventually resort to a draft.
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: I feel a draft.
The thing is...would they risk a draft? Do they want a bunch of people who don't want to serve over in Iraq? Sure, there are some now, but do they want to risk Vietnam-era fraggings?
Just pierce your face and act queer- they'll omit you on "moral grounds".
No need to fear.
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Seriously though. Would you go if you were drafted? It's easy for me as I'm likely too old to get drafted, but my paranoid of a mother asked me that the other day. It's weird, but I think I would.
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I think I would as well: it would be a chance to try to help directly (or at least ensure no one in my unit did anything too dumb or dishonorable).
Despite GWB's idiocy, I do think there's a real chance in Iraq/Afghanistan to do good.
If they drafted me to fight the genocide going on in Darfur, I'd go for certain. That, to me, is as needed as the intervention in Kosovo was.
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There are, I think, not a lot of ways of committing political suicide circa 2005 that are faster than instituting a draft.
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What does Bush care, though? His political career is already secured for another four years, and it's already going to end after that, anwyay.
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But the president did not get elected as a representative of the Bush Party. There are rather more careers at stake than his own.
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Who's career though? It's not as if anyone would vote for Chaney and the next notable republican is....er....Hillary Clinton?
I'm pretty sure she's a republican anyway, what with all her new talk of "american morals" and "strong spiritual conviction".
Hmmm....the next race might be between two relative dark horses.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Rice run, personally.
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Hmm...I considered that. I think her credibility is pretty slim.
...though the public's memory for such things is disturbingly short.
Who would run against her? Dean is (I guess) the best Democrat choice.
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Except Dean will most likely be the Chairman of the DNC. Which will be a better legacy for him than a (twice, if he runs in '08) failed presidential candidate.
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