VoteVets.org to Bush: Reinstate the draft or lose the Iraq war

[Human Torch]

Group: Bush can reinstate the draft, or lose the Iraq War

Michael Roston
Published: Wednesday August 23, 2006

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Group_Bush_can_reinstate_draft_or_0823.html

Fast on the heels of yesterday's Defense Department involuntary call up of Marine reserves, an Iraq veterans group tells RAW STORY that if a draft is not the next step, President Bush must choose to accept a loss in the war.

Reports yesterday indicated that 2,500 inactive reserve members of the Marines were called up for duty in Iraq. The Marines are members of the individual Ready Reserve and have already given four years of service, allowing them to return to civilian life. However, they are contractually obligated to return to service when needed.

But Jon Soltz, who heads up the group VoteVets.org, warned ABC News yesterday that the call up showed a lack of plans for victory in Iraq, and the problems faced by an overburdened American military. Soltz served as a captain in the Army in the Iraq war and is still a member of the reserves.

For President Bush, Soltz explained, there is a simple choice: "They have to decide between drafting people and cutting and running because either way they have a big problem. 130,000 was never enough, but you cannot sustain force levels where they are. Those are their options."

[MethuenProgressive]

1. No draft needed *IF ONLY*...

... all the gung-ho pro-Iraq War mouse-monkeys joined up and put their asses where their mouths are.

[sui generis]

2. memo to whitehouse

YOU started this. YOU finish it.

Keep our kids out of it.

But I think they really should go ahead and put the draft in motion. They may as well take a fire-axe to their own forehead, politically speaking, while they're at it. So by all means, please try to reinstate the draft.

[leesa]

3. If only there were a way to ensure that the Congressmembers kids

and grandkids go too. Bush's daughters should not be exempt, nor should any of the others. It would stop the war posturing in its tracks.

[Human Torch]

5. You reminded me of that scene in Fahrenheit 9/11...

...where Michael Moore is asking Congress members passing by on the street if they plan to have their kids go to Iraq.

I think the reaction would be the same if we had a draft. A LOT of favors would be called in.

:patriot:

[RufusEarl]

4. College campuses would explode across the country,

this would bring people out to the streets overnight. I would not like to see young people getting drafted, i've been through that and it's not fun. But i've heard allot of talk here on DU, about people not caring about whats happening in our country, well reinstate the draft and see what happens.