Col. Wilkerson: If Americans Want Ground Forces To Fight ISIS, Let's Have A Draft [View all]

[KamaAina]

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/03/col-wilkerson-if-americans-want-ground

It's truly appalling to see how this nation swings over the span of 6 years from being war-weary to having a bloodlust for more of it. I'm sure Roger Ailes is patting himself on the back for his contribution to the war effort....

Worse yet, a recent Quinnipiac poll showed that 62 percent of voters support sending ground troops back to Iraq, which angered Colin Powell's former chief of staff, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson.

Wilkerson responded to the poll by saying, "If 62 percent of voters want to use ground forces against ISIS in Syria or Iraq or wherever, then I suggest we have a draft and we draft those 62 percent to lead the way."

You watch how fast those poll numbers would drop when their kids' numbers came up. Suddenly some perspective might set in, and people might consider what it means if there's unrest on the other side of the world. They might do a risk analysis, if informally, and decide maybe it's not all that urgent to send ground troops in.

Well, he isn't a general, so we don't have to listen to him.