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pinboy3niner

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10. They should walk point with the Infantry...

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 08:50 PM

Jan 2015

...before they get to drag other mothers' sons off to be killed or maimed in war.

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Charlie Rangel brings up a Draft bill every year [View all] fadedrose Jan 2015 OP

We need it, for sure, rose, elleng Jan 2015 #1

Agree, it certainly would make everyone stand up and pay attention. Also, if the Bush crap had RKP5637 Jan 2015 #4

Exactly. elleng Jan 2015 #6

Yep, the huge profiteers in the MIC! As has been said many times, a racket. What always bothers me RKP5637 Jan 2015 #13

No one hates the draft more than military. tritsofme Jan 2015 #2

But the draft is a great idea from a social point of view: re Germany's Zivildienst DetlefK Jan 2015 #33

So - we are going to police the whole world? How, exactly, would that work? n/t djean111 Jan 2015 #3

This dumb draftee is against it but acknowledges there is merit to a citizens' army Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #5

And they made friends everywhere they went fadedrose Jan 2015 #16

The military currently turns away 80% madville Jan 2015 #7

Sounds like things that would tend to disqualify the poor more than the rich shawn703 Jan 2015 #14

++++++++++++++++ fadedrose Jan 2015 #18

obesity is huge oldandhappy Jan 2015 #19

LOL...I was thinking the same thing. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #27

80% do you have a link for that? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #28

This report says 75%. former9thward Jan 2015 #30

And I'll say the same thing I do every time he does: Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #8

I like that one. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #26

Anybody in favor of a draft gets to go first Lurks Often Jan 2015 #9

They should walk point with the Infantry... pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #10

Were you really scared when delrem Jan 2015 #11

Actually, I was fadedrose Jan 2015 #15

Do you really think that you're "suffering" for the PNAC program? delrem Jan 2015 #20

Not suffering fadedrose Jan 2015 #21

I don't know how to "solve these problems", delrem Jan 2015 #22

Everything you say is true fadedrose Jan 2015 #24

I'm dismayed by your statement delrem Jan 2015 #34

We can't afford a fair draft hack89 Jan 2015 #12

I am glad he brings this up yearly. oldandhappy Jan 2015 #17

war is a failed system olddots Jan 2015 #23

Politicians hide themselves away Johonny Jan 2015 #25

Every citizen should do two years of military or civil service tabasco Jan 2015 #29

If a draft ever passes Democrats will get the blame because of Rangel. former9thward Jan 2015 #31

If it passes Canada will have a massive upsurge in tourism. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #32

I look forward to the new anti-war movement, so bring back the draft. Maybe we'd get some ND-Dem Jan 2015 #35