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Captain Stern

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8. I don't think a draft would ever work in this country again.

Wed Jun 19, 2019, 05:55 AM

Jun 2019

There aren't enough people left in this country that remember when the possibility of being drafted was a normal thing. The last guy that got drafted is 66 years old now.

Most people that would get drafted now, simply wouldn't show up. They'd lawyer up. And, they'd have the support of their parents.

They wouldn't even have to move to Canada, because the military doesn't have the resources to round them up.

And even if the issue was forced, all a draftee would have to do to get out of serving, is a get a note from a Doctor saying they had bone spurs.

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Is the Draft coming back? [View all] queentonic Jun 2019 OP

Sure. Let's blow a few trillion more on a rethuglicon unnecessary war. democratisphere Jun 2019 #1

They will never reinstate the draft, people might pay attention Meadowoak Jun 2019 #2

Dah winnah! nt raccoon Jun 2019 #16

Textbook is 4:1 numerical superiority for an invasion/occupation Recursion Jun 2019 #3

Alexander had far fewer soldiers then Darius III had Kaleva Jun 2019 #6

A United Greece had fewer soldiers on the fields of Plataea... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2019 #7

Alexander invaded the Persian Empire with about 40k troops Kaleva Jun 2019 #15

It's more than enough Polybius Jun 2019 #4

If they thought the Iraq War was bad - Iran is much larger and more populous Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #5

I don't think a draft would ever work in this country again. Captain Stern Jun 2019 #8

Most 18 year olds today aren't mentally capable of being drafted Buckeyeblue Jun 2019 #11

Give them a chance for revenge against those safeinOhio Jun 2019 #9

Is tearing Draft cards coming back ? stonecutter357 Jun 2019 #10

I certainly hope not. woodsprite Jun 2019 #12

Would Nancy and the Democrats RandiFan1290 Jun 2019 #13

If we learned anything in Iraq, invading does not work. And Iran's military is orders of magnitude Hoyt Jun 2019 #14