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Mon Apr-26-04 01:55 PM
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9. Only Sons

I was an only son. I got drafted. Didn't fight it.

Is the argument: I don't have kin at risk, so it's ok for someone else? In truth, I don't think there is a real possibility of a draft. We have the second largest military in the world with 1.368 million active troops and 1.2 million reserves. We spend $400 billion a year for war. Yet, 135,000 troops in Iraq puts a strain on us?

I would suggest that if we are in a bind, it is because we have the most costly, inefficient military in the world.

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