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16. Our house has advocated for a draft, for anymore wars!

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 07:10 PM

Aug 2015

They want a war? Open the draft and call up 3,000 to 5,000!

No "college" deferrals either!

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Col. Wilkerson: If Americans Want Ground Forces To Fight ISIS, Let's Have A Draft [View all] KamaAina Aug 2015 OP

ABSOLUTELY! elleng Aug 2015 #1

But you know that the latter-day Trumps and Cheneys will find ways to weasel out of it KamaAina Aug 2015 #2

Yes of course. elleng Aug 2015 #6

Let the draft aged persons vote. Yes means you are enlisting. Thor_MN Aug 2015 #39

A Little Too Far ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #64

I never understood how Rush had a piolidal cyst xmas74 Aug 2015 #68

Because You Forgot To Whine About It ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #71

That's why. xmas74 Aug 2015 #77

If you liked Vietnam, you'll love this clustercoitus. sarge43 Aug 2015 #28

Yup but MY condition: NO exemptions. elleng Aug 2015 #50

Well, there would have to be exemptions sarge43 Aug 2015 #54

Couldn't agree more. Reinstate the draft. Paladin Aug 2015 #3

Trouble with that is, not only the children of the 62% would be drafted. djean111 Aug 2015 #7

but it might well save the lives of the people who are currently in the military dsc Aug 2015 #12

And most likely they StILL won't have relatives on the line. n/t djean111 Aug 2015 #38

In WW2 and Korea dsc Aug 2015 #41

I do not think we will have wars like that again. Where exactly do you think we should djean111 Aug 2015 #42

I don't think we should be fighting any wars dsc Aug 2015 #45

Bobby would have joined his older brothers Jack and Joe, Jr. hifiguy Aug 2015 #89

true dsc Aug 2015 #90

Yep, two years in the Army. hifiguy Aug 2015 #93

With no college or other bullshit deferments. n/t tabasco Aug 2015 #4

As long as only supporters of a ground war could be drafted. But that's not how it ever works. pnwmom Aug 2015 #5

Colonel Wilkerson speaks with great insight. 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #8

Draft neocons first! - n/t Jim__ Aug 2015 #9

This is pure propaganda. Madmiddle Aug 2015 #10

Uh? I think you missed the point. Duppers Aug 2015 #88

how big is the isis army? 6chars Aug 2015 #11

Obama said they were a JV squard. former9thward Aug 2015 #14

I see estimates of 20,000 to 30,000 Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #18

I am old enough to remember the enemy body counts in Vietnam. former9thward Aug 2015 #22

Considering the high quality of Middle Eastern armies, their taking Iraq wasn't surprising jmowreader Aug 2015 #99

The lower numbers don't make sense to me. The estimates of 100,000-200,000 do make sense stevenleser Aug 2015 #65

The military does not need a draft. former9thward Aug 2015 #13

It's not just about what's best for the military tabasco Aug 2015 #20

No, the draftees did not do very well in Vietnam. former9thward Aug 2015 #23

My brother was a draftee catnhatnh Aug 2015 #46

Glad he survived. former9thward Aug 2015 #47

"No professional in the military wants the draft" tabasco Aug 2015 #57

And your uninformed response is what I expect. former9thward Aug 2015 #60

In Vietnam combat Infantry line units, draftees performed just as well as enlistees pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #61

I can't believe we are re-fighting the Vietnam War. former9thward Aug 2015 #73

No more than unsupported allegations are little more than what we may expect from you. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #70

Do you support a draft? former9thward Aug 2015 #72

And people are crazy to volunteer to join the military. avebury Aug 2015 #29

If you want to reduce war then you reduce the military. former9thward Aug 2015 #32

And who decided that the US has to be the planet's military police? avebury Aug 2015 #37

Pretty much the entire rest of the world. Sad but true. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #67

or maybe just poor and lacking in opportunity dsc Aug 2015 #43

What Jesse Jackson called "the economic draft" KamaAina Aug 2015 #69

DAMNED RIGHT! And THIS TIME, NO F-ING COLLEGE DEFERMENTS (aka 'other priorities')! TrollBuster9090 Aug 2015 #15

Fixed it for you passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #17

Hah! Thanks, Bernie! nt TrollBuster9090 Aug 2015 #58

Our house has advocated for a draft, for anymore wars! SoapBox Aug 2015 #16

I hope you don't oppose conscientious objectors passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #19

Conscientious Objectors should have the right to demand avebury Aug 2015 #34

What about medical deferments? sarge43 Aug 2015 #33

Absolutely. Women too. Put 'em all in the lottery. bullsnarfle Aug 2015 #86

Yes. Congress should (and is constitutionally obligated) to thoroughly debate PatrickforO Aug 2015 #21

Oh hell yes. I've thought so ever since Dubya's foreign adventures. Hekate Aug 2015 #24

NO DRAFT !!! Martin Eden Aug 2015 #25

Nice post! KamaAina Aug 2015 #59

And don't forget a war tax. N/T Hotler Aug 2015 #26

The best draft would be one where, the richer your family, the higher the chance n2doc Aug 2015 #27

Why would you think that? hughee99 Aug 2015 #85

Because in my draft there would be no deferments n2doc Aug 2015 #87

Bravo! Duppers Aug 2015 #92

These aren't deferments. These people serve in the military, just half a world away from combat. hughee99 Aug 2015 #98

Why? Aren't we killing enough people of color and people who live in poverty now? n/ jtuck004 Aug 2015 #30

I've said that a million times. It's the only way to tamp down the bloodlust. Nay Aug 2015 #31

What a dumb fucking idea. bowens43 Aug 2015 #35

Never support a war you yourself are not willing to fight. Oneironaut Aug 2015 #36

62 percent of voters support sending ground troops back to Iraq? progressoid Aug 2015 #40

I Have No Problem With That... You Want To Go To War... Put EVERYBODY'S Skin In The Game... WillyT Aug 2015 #44

I know you mean well but... Shandris Aug 2015 #48

A Draft would help clarify, for millions of clueless people ... nikto Aug 2015 #49

No more fucking war period! My family will onecaliberal Aug 2015 #51

Send the warmongers! blackspade Aug 2015 #52

A draft makes zero sense madville Aug 2015 #53

We ALREADY use robots to fight wars. They just don't mimic human looks. TrollBuster9090 Aug 2015 #81

Let those who want ground troops over there sign up first. City Lights Aug 2015 #55

Whoa, slow down, can't we just let Wall Street crash the economy again? Babel_17 Aug 2015 #56

If YOU want to fight ISIS on the ground, I should not be forced to do the fighting! n/t pampango Aug 2015 #62

Wilkerson is a genuine patriot who stood up to BFEE. Octafish Aug 2015 #63

Thanks. One of the few on this thread who Duppers Aug 2015 #91

Then, let's just leave ISIS alone nichomachus Aug 2015 #66

Peace Plan: Announce that you're going to draft all males between 18 and 50. Elwood P Dowd Aug 2015 #74

I'd support invading Iran, Syria and Iraq (again) if the following conditions were met: hatrack Aug 2015 #75

Is there a better way to deter moondust Aug 2015 #76

That might change a few fredamae Aug 2015 #78

I never met a rich draftee when I was in the Army 45 years ago. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Aug 2015 #79

Exactly n/t fredamae Aug 2015 #80

these are more than 45 years ago dsc Aug 2015 #83

No exemptions for rich kids this time. CanonRay Aug 2015 #82

He is so right. We could stop ISIS if we could stop the flow of equipment to it. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #84

Zactly! Duppers Aug 2015 #95

And all those who support social security spending should be taxed extra to pay for it. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2015 #94

I am done with Iraq. The Jungle 1 Aug 2015 #96

The only problem with the draft is Perseus Aug 2015 #97

Spot on. dpatbrown Aug 2015 #100

If draft legislation had been included in the IWR it never would have passed loyalsister Aug 2015 #101