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Old 11-20-06, 07:30 PM   #63 (permalink)
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Re: Top Democrat: Bring back the draft

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Originally Posted by Morrow View Post
A) I wonder what your source on this is.
The Pentagon:

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Pentagon Opposed To New Draft


WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2002


Pentagon Opposed To New Draft - CBS News
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Pentagon Says Any Draft Would Only "Shift The Burden Toward The Poor"

All Headline News - Pentagon Says Any Draft Would Only "Shift The Burden Toward The Poor" - November 20, 2006
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Military: Increased recruitment efforts, not draft, more efficient

Dalia Hatuqa, Washington Correspondent
Published November 18, 2006


Military: Increased recruitment efforts, not draft, more efficient | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg, S.C.
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They all want it, they have been asking for years not.
General Abizaid the head of CENTCOM has rejected the idea of bringing in more troops, he said that policy would only be an incentive for the Iraqi's not to take up their own slack.

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B) because being in an unwinnable war is good for morale...
According to you it's unwinnable, General Abizaid disagrees, not to mention that reenlistment rates are high.

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C) That isn't true if the volunteer military can't perform its mission.
We have lots of troops not serving in Iraq, I think there are something like 150,000 soldiers and marines in Iraq the troops are there if we need them:

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Approximately 1.4 million personnel are currently on active duty in the military with an additional 1,259,000 personnel in the seven reserve components (456,000 of whom are in the Army and Air National Guard).[3]

Military of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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D) I'm not addressing the issue of patrotism.
Well then are you calling Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite and a coward?
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