If Re-elected, Bush will begin moving toward a Draft

[lonewolf0507]

If Re-elected, Bush will begin moving toward a Draft

That scary rumor about reinstatement of the military draft got new life last week when the Democratic presidential nominee addressed it at a campaign appearance in Florida.

Someone asked John Kerry whether George W. Bush might revive it, if re-elected.

“Given the way he has gone about this war, and given his avoidance of responsibility in North Korea and Iran and other places, is it possible? I don’t know,” Kerry responded.

In other words, “maybe,” which does not inspire relief. While it may indicate 50-50 odds, when it comes to bad things, “maybe” always seems to lean toward “yes” not “no.”

Kerry couldn’t answer definitively because who knows what Bush is thinking? We do know what he’s said – that the draft is a non-starter. In a Labor Day weekend appearance in Missouri, Bush flat-out said it: “We don’t need a draft at all.” But, again, who knows what he’s really thinking? Lord knows, he’s misled us before.
Which brings us to why bygones matter, such as whether Bush had Iraq on his plate from the beginning; his insistence on the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and a looming threat against the United States; his linkage of Iraq and al-Qaida; his “oops” about the real cost of the prescription drug bill; his behind-the-scenes tinkering with education funding; his claim of fiscal responsibility at the same time he has consumed the surplus and dug a $472 billion deficit hole; his pledge to revive the labor market even as his tax policies sent thousands of jobs overseas.

The man is a master at dodging the truth. Apparently, his National Guard chicanery was just practice. He knows how to look and sound like he’s doing the right thing, but behaves differently once our backs are turned.

The Selective Service System – the custodian of draft registrations – has a notice on its Web site (http://www.sss.gov) that insists it “is not getting ready to conduct a draft for the U.S. Armed Forces – either with a special skills or regular draft. Rather, the Agency remains prepared to manage a draft if and when the President and the Congress so direct. This responsibility has been ongoing since 1980 and is nothing new.”

On Capitol Hill, there are two pieces of legislation that propose a draft. The Senate version has seen no action. It was sponsored by Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, D-S.C., who is retiring and, no doubt, has his mind on lazy days in the Palmetto State.

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/reason926

[edbermac]

1. He will; and watch enlistment in the Texas Air National Guard skyrocket!

:kick:

[Career Prole]

2. Shrub can't get re-elected unles they do away with term limits! N/T

[Cronus Protagonist]

3. Here's a direct quote you might like to check out

"So I don't worry about, and people shouldn't
worry about a draft. . . I think we're in good
shape, I really do. And, if not, we'll -- I'll address
the nation. But I don't see any need to right now."
- G. W. Bush (Source: The Whitehouse)

[Warpy]

4. A friend who watches Pox News

(no, he laughs at them) has told me that they're starting to give all sorts of happy talk around the prospect of a draft, saying things like it's been wonderful for Israel, and it would give unemployed youth a purpose in life, and all that other horseshit.

If the GOP propaganda outlet is starting to chirp about how it's such a great thing, you can bet it will be the first thing Chimpy gets if he's allowed to cheat his way to another 4 years.

The only thing keeping that monster from invading more countries on his list is the fact that he's got a small professional army that is already stretched thin. Give him a draft pool, and his imperial ambition will be unchecked.

[Bjornsdotter]

5. Excellent!

....because no one needs a purpose in life like Jenna, Babs, and Nicole Bush...they should be the first 3 draftees.

Cheers,
Kim :toast: