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usaf-vet

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5. I am, too. Afghanistan and Iraq would have been a no-go if we had a draft.

Reply to MrWowWow (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 6, 2025, 06:05 PM

Feb 2025

Every mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, and uncle would have been in the streets protesting. NOT WITH OUR LOVED ONES.

I was still in uniform when the protest started in 1963.

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To take over GAZA we would need a DRAFT! [View all] usaf-vet Feb 2025 OP

Am all for a Draft but.... MrWowWow Feb 2025 #1

I am, too. Afghanistan and Iraq would have been a no-go if we had a draft. usaf-vet Feb 2025 #5

I really doubt we would EX500rider Feb 2025 #2

Don't kid yourself Wifes husband Feb 2025 #4

Bigger then Iraq + Afghanistan w/a combined pop. of 45 million at the same time I doubt EX500rider Feb 2025 #6

Might need a draft anyway as the military is in a recruiting crisis. maxsolomon Feb 2025 #3