Fear-mongering over the draft
It annoys me that certain elements in the Democratic party think that rumor mongering over a potential draft is a good idea. Yes, it plays on our fears. No, a draft is not going to happen.
Nope, not gonna happen.
Even the Pentagon has stated, several times, that a draft is a bad idea in the current situation. And they are completely right. A concsript army facing daily bombings and a fear campaign from insurgents will be vastly less capable of doing their job in that environment than a volunteer army can. It's hard enough when you signed up to be there.
What really cheeses me off is that part of the fear-mongering is that "bills in congress are already in place to reinstate the draft" (insert doomy music here). Thing is? The legislation was submitted by Democratic congressmen. The legislation has about as much chance of passing as, say, lifting all trade restrictions to Cuba. Not gonna happen.
Nope, not gonna happen.
Even the Pentagon has stated, several times, that a draft is a bad idea in the current situation. And they are completely right. A concsript army facing daily bombings and a fear campaign from insurgents will be vastly less capable of doing their job in that environment than a volunteer army can. It's hard enough when you signed up to be there.
What really cheeses me off is that part of the fear-mongering is that "bills in congress are already in place to reinstate the draft" (insert doomy music here). Thing is? The legislation was submitted by Democratic congressmen. The legislation has about as much chance of passing as, say, lifting all trade restrictions to Cuba. Not gonna happen.
posted by Corwin at 8:46 AM
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