The War's Hot, But Draft Talk Chills

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The War's Hot, But Draft Talk Chills
Military.com | By Bryant Jordan | December 03, 2007

Feel a draft?

~snip~

And you're not likely too anytime soon, either.

Notwithstanding how stressed the Army has become or how much it cranked up bonuses and lowered standards to make its accessions goals, talk of Congress ever reinstating military conscription for any reason other than an actual invasion of the United States is just that: talk.

It was one year ago this month that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), charged up with the Democrats' victory in the congressional elections and headed for chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, vowed to push for a draft.

And he did, though the legislation he filed in January was quickly referred to a subcommittee and remains there today.

And in August, after Bush administration "War Czar" Army Gen. Douglas Lute said during an interview on National Public Radio that, given the stresses on the Army, conscription at least has to be considered, the Pentagon and White House immediately responded that a draft was not an option, and Lute quickly retreated from the explosive issue.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,157468,00.html

[CarbonDate]

1. They like their professional soldiers just fine, thank you.

Non-volunteer citizen soldiers represent the greatest threat to the authoritarian military hierarchy conceivable. A class of enlisted men who don't view (or at least pretend to view) their superiors as, well, superior? Unacceptable.

Never mind voter back-lash. This is the big reason they won't conscript.