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2. Why Wouldn't the Tanks Stop for Draftees?

Reply to ThomWV (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 03:44 PM

Dec 2011

They represent a better cross-section of the population, including pacifists who simply don't want to break the law.

A volunteer army brings out a self-selected group of enlistees who often WANT an opportunity to kill someone.

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God save us from a competent Republican - and the draft [View all] ThomWV Dec 2011 OP

And with that, the spin has spun itself into another dimension. tridim Dec 2011 #1

Why Wouldn't the Tanks Stop for Draftees? On the Road Dec 2011 #2