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Captain Stern

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36. I don't think this country will ever have another draft.

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 08:56 AM

Jul 2013

For the simple reason that it just wouldn't work any more.

The people that are eligible, by age, to be drafted now don't even remember the draft existing....it's just something out of a history book. Lots of their parents are young enough not to remember it either, and most of them that do remember it existing, probably weren't old enough to actually be eligible for it.

If we tried having a draft now, most of the folks selected just wouldn't show up. The numbers of people that would be in noncompliance would be so large that we just wouldn't have the resources to really do anything about it.

I think that's a good thing. I think that if we can't find enough people to fight a particular war voluntarily, then that's probably a good sign that it's a war we shouldn't be fighting. (of course that doesn't mean that just because we can find enough volunteers, that war is worth fighting)

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Reinstate the Selective Service "Draft." [View all] jonthebru Jul 2013 OP

"butthole buddy?" cyberswede Jul 2013 #1

I have to agree. xfundy Jul 2013 #6

A little homophobia tends to spice things up. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #14

So long as we pick up right where we left off in the 70's! Scootaloo Jul 2013 #2

So people too old to be effective should be drafted? xfundy Jul 2013 #8

Oh, it's perfectly logical Scootaloo Jul 2013 #18

I wish I could reccommend this reply! LeftofObama Jul 2013 #23

+1000!!! nt Javaman Jul 2013 #38

Maybe the point is... onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #32

Draft = less money Go Vols Jul 2013 #3

John 'Stop Collecting Data' Conyers wants to collect people against their will AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #4

Wow. xfundy Jul 2013 #9

What was the last war the nation has fought RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #19

Good question! Scootaloo Jul 2013 #30

Even better list... Javaman Jul 2013 #40

I actually did enlist, by the way. onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #34

Damned straight I will. All of that nonsense doesn't mean jack to me. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #39

I'm not sure this is a bad idea. McPops Jul 2013 #5

Make an intentionally inefficient army... Pelican Jul 2013 #7

Inefficient? McPops Jul 2013 #13

On a daily basis I work through the BS of people who volunteered to be here... Pelican Jul 2013 #21

Draftees bitched and complained, but they did their job with a high degree of integrity Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #42

right... Pelican Jul 2013 #43

This dumb draftee is against it but the late Colonel Hackworth had an interesting perspective Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #10

Great post! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #15

Those are some valid points for a draft. bluedigger Jul 2013 #22

Great quote... catnhatnh Jul 2013 #25

I posted this response back in January HeiressofBickworth Jul 2013 #11

Yeah, the peacetime draft worked really well to prevent wars Warpy Jul 2013 #12

As the jury failed miserably here, I am kindly requesting that you remove "butthole buddy"... Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #16

SHAME! Spend the energy cutting the current wars rather than trying to persuade congress to uppityperson Jul 2013 #17

Selective Service is still active and ready to go if necessary. Socal31 Jul 2013 #20

We had a draft in the 1960's ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2013 #24

Draft SamKnause Jul 2013 #26

"Selective service" is the exact opposite of universal service. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #27

A draft is a waste of time these days madville Jul 2013 #28

How on Earth can someone argue that a draft reduces stupid wars? dairydog91 Jul 2013 #29

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #35

I remember when progressives wanted to end the draft... GreenStormCloud Jul 2013 #31

Those were the days. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #33

I don't think this country will ever have another draft. Captain Stern Jul 2013 #36

Part of me agrees with the concept of National Service bluedeathray Jul 2013 #37

This BS gets floated every 6 months to a year. Javaman Jul 2013 #41

So, just remember jonthebru Jul 2013 #44

did I say they couldn't post it? No. Javaman Jul 2013 #45

Not this stupid idea again Lurks Often Jul 2013 #46