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This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Mar 2015 #1
+1000 SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #4
I thought the best way to get people to consider war seriously is to have a draft again - hollysmom Mar 2015 #2
+1 daleanime Mar 2015 #3
The only way to make it fair is to enormously expand the military hack89 Mar 2015 #9
Does that count the privatize jobs in the military? There are a lot of what happens in a war now jwirr Mar 2015 #22
Yes. hack89 Mar 2015 #28
Thank you. jwirr Mar 2015 #29
No problem. Nt hack89 Mar 2015 #30
Couldn't disagree more. 99Forever Mar 2015 #5
How do you make it fair? hack89 Mar 2015 #10
A standing military is a terrible temptation HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #11
Is there some part of NO exceptions you don't understand? 99Forever Mar 2015 #12
I understand perfectly, what you don't get is IT IS UNLIKELY to the point of impossibility HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #13
Who said anything about a "standing army" besides you? 99Forever Mar 2015 #14
It's possible I'm conflating under the influence of other conscription threads HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #17
In case you haven't noticed... 99Forever Mar 2015 #18
This really seems to go in circles doesn't it? HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #19
Yes it does. 99Forever Mar 2015 #26
The current military was largely filled by jingoistic patriotism after 911, of course the economic HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #27
absolutely. if for no other reason, to take away the whine from men how UNFAIR life is seabeyond Mar 2015 #6
I would think that having sons would be enough reason to support the idea. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #15
hence... IF FOR NO OTHER REASON. there are lots of reasons i state consistently, to get rid of. seabeyond Mar 2015 #16
Men are whining about it? I never noticed that. elias49 Mar 2015 #20
no, not everything does. this does. you do not hear it? you are not listening. seabeyond Mar 2015 #21
I'll take your word for it. But, seriously, I don't. elias49 Mar 2015 #23
what a hoot of a post. take my word for it, not really, women are more sexist than men. seabeyond Mar 2015 #25
Okay. LWolf Mar 2015 #7
What is the annual cost of maintaining the selective service system as is? Kaleva Mar 2015 #8
Congrats on 50 posts! bigwillq Mar 2015 #24
skin in the game mikehiggins Mar 2015 #31
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