Draft? Bush’s war needs troops

[bluestateguy]

ALARM is spreading that President Bush may seek a military draft, or mobilize more of the National Guard and Army Reserve, to obtain enough combat troops to wage his bogged-down Iraq war.

Two bills pending in Congress would launch a new draft for all young Americans ages 18 to 26, both male and female, with no college exemption. Also, a new border agreement with Canada is designed to prevent young Americans from fleeing northward to elude the draft.

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Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a Marine veteran of Vietnam, said Pentagon insiders told him of the mobilization plan. A White House spokesman ridiculed the allegation.

http://wvgazette.com/section/Editorials/200409213

[trumad]

1. I tell every single young person that I meet

that they're gonna get drafted if Dubya wins a second term... It perks their ears right up... It's very effective....

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