Reinstate the Draft

[Scuba]

Since Glen Beck thinks only rich kids now serve in the US military, let's reinstate the draft! I'll bet we'd have fewer illegal and immoral wars if rich kids were required to serve.

[Warpy]

1. Not even to spite Glen Beck!

Imagine what the last administration would have done with unlimited access to US children. The whole Middle East would have been in flames, some of them from nukes.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Rich kids would not serve if there was a draft. The U.S. is not a country of equality. nt

[regnaD kciN]

3. Let's hand Republicans control for the next generation on a silver platter!

:sarcasm:

[Old Troop]

4. Isn't that the same as rounding up hostages?

[ejpoeta]

5. i believe that they should either reinstate the draft or get the fuck out of iraq and afghanistan.

we don't have enough troops to do the job.

[customerserviceguy]

6. I'll ask you the same question I have for everyone who thinks this way

including those few who backed Charlie Rangel when he suggested reinstating the draft:

Would you include women?

[classysassy]

8. Yes why not?

Gender equality is something most women desire so let them serve their country,Israeli women serve.No deferments all should have to serve,no Chaney and DeLays this time,everyone should have to put their butts in harms way.Why should a poor kid risk his ass while a rich kid party like a rock star?You can bet your last peso when congressmen and congresswomen have to send their own kid off to war there will be no war.They will all become anti war.SO LETS RE INSTATE THE DRAFT AND STOP THESE INSANE WARS.

[Scuba]

13. Yes, I would include women

[customerserviceguy]

15. So would I

but it's the reason that Rethugs will never vote for the draft. They don't want their debutante daughters being forced to wear a military uniform. And since there will always be progressives against another draft, it will simply never happen.

[TacticalPeek]

7. Redraft the state.

This time forbid personhood for the goddam corporations.

[Enthusiast]

9. If a war is truly justified

we should fight it full-on including using a draft. But lately our wars have not been those of necessity.

[proteus_lives]

10. If people want Iraq and Afghanistan over and done with, then a draft is the answer.

[Oldenuff]

11. I have a better idea..

Seems to me that all the recent "wars" have only served to enrichen big Biz..(Big Oil..Big Defense "Con"tractors..the Military Industrial complex etc) we should make them provide their own "hired guns" and pay for it themselves instead of sending innocents to die for their profit.

Yeah.right.

[era veteran]

12. Universal draft, no exemptions, no chickenhawk wars.

Note; I said NO EXEMPTIONS. Glen Beck is a liar.

[Scuba]

14. Exactly!!!

Former #1 Lottery pick.

[mopinko]

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