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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:03 PM Original message |
My take on the Draft |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I was wondering when this debate would get restarted. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I believe without the draft we would still be in Vietnam |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Perhaps, my point is that we wouldn't have had the troops |
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LiberalArkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. But the draft is what stopped the war. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Bad argument. See my other post. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. What enabled the Iraq War? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. 150,000 vs 500,000 |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I think there were at least that many in gulf Storm 1 |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. A draft would just enable Dick Cheney to invade Iran, stay in Iraq and |
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heidler1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 01:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. It stinks either way, draft or no draft our leaders want to throw |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. The war stopped the war... |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. By the logic of 'draft stops war' |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The fact that war sucks? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. The draft also provided over 10 million of the over 16 million who fought in WW2 |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Sure but you know what? This is not WWII. |
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flamin lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. Very mixed emotions myself. Served from 69-71 but managed to |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Partial list of countries with the draft. |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Germany use to be a war monger and |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Rangel's proposing mandatory military service again? Hmm. It must be Friday. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Where did I mention Rangel in my OP |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. I was a volunteer and I agree with you. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. Todays military equipment requires extensive training to operate |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Riding a humvee with automatic weapons? |
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FormerOstrich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. I don't have enough information to know.... |
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