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In reply to the discussion: Bring the Draft Back! [View all]

busterbrown

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50. unfortunately there are not many solutions from
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 03:31 PM
Dec 2015

folks like you..Except Status Quo!! If there are, I would love to hear them.. And please no ‘perfect world stuff"

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Bring the Draft Back! [View all] busterbrown Dec 2015 OP
No. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #1
Agree!!! busterbrown Dec 2015 #5
50000 American dead an more than Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #8
Would have gone on indefinitely... busterbrown Dec 2015 #36
+1 JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #6
the military turns down a large majority of applicants rollin74 Dec 2015 #2
Perhaps their parents.. busterbrown Dec 2015 #16
sorry, I can't support reinstating an unnecessary draft for the purpose of... rollin74 Dec 2015 #19
yes, yes, yes handmade34 Dec 2015 #3
Most here, who don’t agree.. busterbrown Dec 2015 #9
You're in favor of people being conscripted for other people's political views? cemaphonic Dec 2015 #34
No MohRokTah Dec 2015 #4
Do not bring back involuntary servitude. Orsino Dec 2015 #7
“Involuntary Servitude" busterbrown Dec 2015 #11
Congress will exempt its families/goodfellas. Orsino Dec 2015 #13
Don’t think that will quite happen.. busterbrown Dec 2015 #18
It happened before with less corrupt Congresses. Orsino Dec 2015 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author hughee99 Dec 2015 #63
Remember when twit douchbag Pierce Bush was urging young Americans valerief Dec 2015 #10
Great Reminder!! busterbrown Dec 2015 #12
Yes Funtatlaguy Dec 2015 #25
Beau Biden went FrodosPet Dec 2015 #51
How big a military are you willing to pay for? hack89 Dec 2015 #14
Well if people paid attention to MIC busterbrown Dec 2015 #21
Sign up your own kids if you like. Leave mine alone. NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #15
If you have an Army, conscript or mercenary, Downwinder Dec 2015 #17
Why? we have enough volunteers as it stands. ileus Dec 2015 #20
Most are poor busterbrown Dec 2015 #26
And if there were a draft, the rich kids would have student deferments panader0 Dec 2015 #46
No and reduce the size of the military by 1/3. alarimer Dec 2015 #23
Bite yer tongue. With the draft, only the 99% serve. People shraby Dec 2015 #24
But perhaps the 99% would begin to listen... busterbrown Dec 2015 #29
It took a number of years and 58,000 dead kids to get the people in shraby Dec 2015 #52
"War is good business so give your son... Doc_Technical Dec 2015 #27
I thought the Draft was a November topic Renew Deal Dec 2015 #28
Now, now, now... EX500rider Dec 2015 #66
All the comments here focus on a military draft... DetlefK Dec 2015 #30
The Talking Heads That Call For War (Mainly The Generals) Have A Conflict Of Interest Going Here.... global1 Dec 2015 #31
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #32
dont encourage them, there some dumb asses out there who thin this is a good idea bowens43 Dec 2015 #33
It is a good idea. busterbrown Dec 2015 #38
That's what we are reduced to? Anyone who was ever drafted or ever subject to the draft knows pampango Dec 2015 #35
I’ll simply state it again. busterbrown Dec 2015 #37
"if the right people were elected." Of course, if the "right" people were elected we would not need pampango Dec 2015 #39
there will always the threat of War. busterbrown Dec 2015 #40
And who trusts our MIC to administer a "fair and balanced" draft to respond to the threat of war?n/t pampango Dec 2015 #42
And what I’ll continue to claim busterbrown Dec 2015 #44
Claim away. I am not satisfied with a policy that requires 50,000 lives to stop a war. n/t pampango Dec 2015 #45
unfortunately there are not many solutions from busterbrown Dec 2015 #50
When has that EVER happened? NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #54
Fuck that. Put the parents' OWN skin in the game. You want a draft, great. Old people first. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #56
The old already went through the draft, busterbrown Dec 2015 #58
No, I think anyone who says "lets bring back the draft", they should be first in line. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #60
Unless of course the 1% can get their kids nice, safe, stateside jobs, hughee99 Dec 2015 #65
Right... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #41
Unenthusiastically, I agree with you. grntuscarora Dec 2015 #43
Right and what the people are missing who disagree w/me? busterbrown Dec 2015 #48
what you're missing is, your logic makes even MORE sense if we draft the people most likely to Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #61
I agree.... and add institute a war tax. n/t Hotler Dec 2015 #47
Forgot that one.. Lots of .. busterbrown Dec 2015 #49
No Democrats are publicly advocating for boots on the ground, right? pnwmom Dec 2015 #53
Absolutely. And to make it even better, start with people in their mid-late 60s, and work downward. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #55
No nt LostOne4Ever Dec 2015 #57
Anyone, but the ones in my life.. busterbrown Dec 2015 #59
Please NO...rich and powerful won't let their kids fight. cry baby Dec 2015 #62
Let me guess: You wouldn't be eligible? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2015 #64
Almost a guarantee cemaphonic Dec 2015 #67
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