darrell
4th November 2004, 01:16
look out yank kids 18-34
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The United States ended the draft in 1973 during the tumult of the Vietnam War era, creating a military whose members signed up willingly.
But recent extraordinary measures by the Pentagon ( news - web sites ) to maintain 140,000 troops in Iraq and 20,000 more in Afghanistan have prompted criticism that the administration is boosting forces by imposing a "back door" draft
The Rangel and Hollings bills would make men and women ages 18-26 eligible for the draft, with almost no exemptions. Those unfit for military service due to health or other impairments would perform community service.
Rangel said a draft would ensure a "more equitable representation of people making sacrifices" in war, while the current system puts minorities and lower-income people, drawn by opportunities the military offers, disproportionately in harm's way.
Kerry, a Vietnam War veteran, and some other Democrats argue that some steps taken by the Pentagon to prop up troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan amount to a "back door" draft.
The Army this week will begin notifying 5,600 former soldiers from the Individual Ready Reserve, a rarely tapped personnel pool, that they are being involuntarily mobilized and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Army has also issued "stop-loss" orders prohibiting tens of thousands of soldiers designated to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan from leaving the military if their volunteer service commitment ends during their deployment
About 40 percent of the U.S. troops in Iraq are reservists summoned from civilian life into active duty.
"If we do over-deploy the Army to the point where people stop being willing to join, then you have no choice but to either initially try to lower recruiting standards and get more people in the military that way, or if things go badly enough actually go to a draft," O'Hanlon said.
they are Two Bills Now Pending To
Bring Back The Draft
H. R. 163 To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c108:./temp/~c1083Df5vM
S. 89 To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c108:./temp/~c108e4vo5c
http://www.infowars.com/headline_photos/April/unclesaminvert.jpg
The United States ended the draft in 1973 during the tumult of the Vietnam War era, creating a military whose members signed up willingly.
But recent extraordinary measures by the Pentagon ( news - web sites ) to maintain 140,000 troops in Iraq and 20,000 more in Afghanistan have prompted criticism that the administration is boosting forces by imposing a "back door" draft
The Rangel and Hollings bills would make men and women ages 18-26 eligible for the draft, with almost no exemptions. Those unfit for military service due to health or other impairments would perform community service.
Rangel said a draft would ensure a "more equitable representation of people making sacrifices" in war, while the current system puts minorities and lower-income people, drawn by opportunities the military offers, disproportionately in harm's way.
Kerry, a Vietnam War veteran, and some other Democrats argue that some steps taken by the Pentagon to prop up troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan amount to a "back door" draft.
The Army this week will begin notifying 5,600 former soldiers from the Individual Ready Reserve, a rarely tapped personnel pool, that they are being involuntarily mobilized and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Army has also issued "stop-loss" orders prohibiting tens of thousands of soldiers designated to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan from leaving the military if their volunteer service commitment ends during their deployment
About 40 percent of the U.S. troops in Iraq are reservists summoned from civilian life into active duty.
"If we do over-deploy the Army to the point where people stop being willing to join, then you have no choice but to either initially try to lower recruiting standards and get more people in the military that way, or if things go badly enough actually go to a draft," O'Hanlon said.
they are Two Bills Now Pending To
Bring Back The Draft
H. R. 163 To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c108:./temp/~c1083Df5vM
S. 89 To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c108:./temp/~c108e4vo5c