Our Military has lost nearly 100,000 soldiers since Iraq (NO DRAFT UNTIL WITHDRAW)

[berni_mccoy]

Nearly 3000 U.S. soldiers have been killed.
Over 46,000 U.S. soldiers are non-mortal casualties.

And recruitment targets have been lowered for 3 years now, providing a massive shortfall in our volunteer military service, in the 10's of thousands of lost recruits.

And the soldiers who haven't been wounded or killed have been so overburdened that many are on their 3rd and 4th tours in Iraq (I have a nephew who is on his 3rd).

We are at a point where we are going to need to rebuild our military with or without a war in Iraq.

Anyone who says they support the troops better sign up for service. And I am in complete support for a draft under one condition: complete withdraw from Iraq. No one should be conscripted into service to fight a war of illegal aggression.

[spartan61]

1. I so agree with you!

My nephew left in October for his 4th tour in Iraq. He is a Marine helicopter pilot. What you propose (draft if there is a complete withdrawal from Iraq) makes good sense.

[Crayson]

2. 46'000 wounded now?

wow.. big number..
And those are the wounded who are wounded badly enough not to go back and continue the fight?

[berni_mccoy]

3. Data from here:

http://www.icasualties.org/oif/

Total wounded needing medical evacuation is 31,122.

Total wounded is 46,137.