Yup, just like W did.Masques wrote:
All thoes Wharton Business School and Haahvaahd spawn will find ways to get out of it.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
yeah, i thought the invasion of iraq would be political suicide but guess who won in 2004.Fen321 wrote:
An incrase in troop numbers via a draft for a lost war = political suicide. Hehe fox news will have you think otherwise woop woop
draft? whatever, itll hurt the armed forces more than itll help but I wouldnt mind seeing a bunch of privelaged dumb kids crying about wearing boots.
"What are you trying to do to my beloved Corps?"Bubbalo wrote:
I'd say it's more likely that they'll lower entry requirements, that way you still get people who are dedicated.
Most likely. But the military is already making tons of waivers, and I hear they'll take people up to like 40 years old.Bubbalo wrote:
I'd say it's more likely that they'll lower entry requirements, that way you still get people who are dedicated.
What a fuckin idiot..
No. They're already too deep in the CIA.Masques wrote:
I wonder if any of the Bush children will go if that happens...
hope its not anytime soon. Im going to be 18 next year and i really dont want to be drafted.
Draft? LOLcatz. Doubt it severely. Political suicide anyone?
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*shrugs* I'm 27, so it's not likely I'll be drafted. My brother is 21, so he might not be as lucky if this actually happens.
Need to get real and have compulsory military service like other countries do. But it'll take many more years of warfare before we realize that it is needed. The only thing keeping us as the "only" super power (not that the title means anything) is keeping China from getting a handful more nuclear capable ICBMs. Once they do that, we're nothing..with our +/- 200,000 army! lol Time to shift the ridiculous spending we do drastically. Stop building $20 trillion dollar jets and use that for realistic useage.
Large standing forces aren't needed as much if we'd just stop invading people. We've got some of the best technology around, which is why we don't have an infantry intensive military.IRONCHEF wrote:
Need to get real and have compulsory military service like other countries do. But it'll take many more years of warfare before we realize that it is needed. The only thing keeping us as the "only" super power (not that the title means anything) is keeping China from getting a handful more nuclear capable ICBMs. Once they do that, we're nothing..with our +/- 200,000 army! lol Time to shift the ridiculous spending we do drastically. Stop building $20 trillion dollar jets and use that for realistic useage.
All we need now are leaders smart enough to not get us stuck in futile nation-building schemes.
Not if you can provide evidence you were already going to move, like say, you had already applied for perminant residency before the draft.KillingUrDoodz wrote:
I'm pretty sure they can drag your ass back from Canada if you do that now.CommieChipmunk wrote:
he slits his wrists... nothing new there.KillingUrDoodz wrote:
What happens if they draft an emo kid?
but i would move to canada.... because canada kicks sooo much more ass then the US
You did not ask about his family, you said his children.Masques wrote:
Jenna and Barbara do have cousins you know...chittydog wrote:
Gimme a break, not only are they GIRLS, but they'd never pass the drug test.Masques wrote:
I wonder if any of the Bush children will go if that happens...
If they do impose a draft, do you think that they will draft women also, or will it only be men? I think that it should be both. If the women want to have the same rights as men, they also have to have the negitives of those rights, like a draft. In other words, they should not be allowed to have only the positive things, and none of the negitive things.
Also, @ the person who stated that the Pentagon will not allow it, or does not want one. Has that ever stopped Congress or any other part of the federal government before?
Such as?IRONCHEF wrote:
Stop building $20 trillion dollar jets and use that for realistic useage.
The FBEAKC9999999999999999999999999999999999999999, duh. A entire air force rolled into one.usmarine2007 wrote:
Such as?IRONCHEF wrote:
Stop building $20 trillion dollar jets and use that for realistic useage.
wa?Commie Killer wrote:
The FBEAKC9999999999999999999999999999999999999999, duh. A entire air force rolled into one.usmarine2007 wrote:
Such as?IRONCHEF wrote:
Stop building $20 trillion dollar jets and use that for realistic useage.
F(fighter) B(bomber) E(electronics) A(attack) K(not sure but its part of the title KC135 lol) C(cargo) 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999.usmarine2007 wrote:
wa?Commie Killer wrote:
The FBEAKC9999999999999999999999999999999999999999, duh. A entire air force rolled into one.usmarine2007 wrote:
Such as?
PhayulCommie Killer wrote:
F(fighter) B(bomber) E(electronics) A(attack) K(not sure but its part of the title KC135 lol) C(cargo) 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999.usmarine2007 wrote:
wa?Commie Killer wrote:
The FBEAKC9999999999999999999999999999999999999999, duh. A entire air force rolled into one.
i think if a country decides to go to war each family should have to send 1 family member. That way maybe we wouldn't be so god damn gun ho about going to wars around the world to spread "freedom" and "democracy" yeah because we have oh so much here...
Now Im confused.usmarine2007 wrote:
PhayulCommie Killer wrote:
F(fighter) B(bomber) E(electronics) A(attack) K(not sure but its part of the title KC135 lol) C(cargo) 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999.usmarine2007 wrote:
wa?
I said "Bush children" not "Gee Dub's children".dubbs wrote:
You did not ask about his family, you said his children.Masques wrote:
Jenna and Barbara do have cousins you know...chittydog wrote:
Gimme a break, not only are they GIRLS, but they'd never pass the drug test.
Hmm...I nominate grandma. She has already lived a long life. Here is your rifle. Go spread democracy Grandma.Mafia47 wrote:
i think if a country decides to go to war each family should have to send 1 family member. That way maybe we wouldn't be so god damn gun ho about going to wars around the world to spread "freedom" and "democracy" yeah because we have oh so much here...
On a serious note...even though the military is short on recruits, I can't really imagine a draft being accepted by the public at this point. Our current government has lost to much credibility for the people to back such a drastic measure.
Say it out loud.Commie Killer wrote:
Now Im confused.usmarine2007 wrote:
PhayulCommie Killer wrote:
F(fighter) B(bomber) E(electronics) A(attack) K(not sure but its part of the title KC135 lol) C(cargo) 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999.
Ironchef, I find your position confusing, not to mention apparently hypocritical, given your stance on soldiers.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
That you on the left?usmarine2007 wrote:
"What are you trying to do to my beloved Corps?"Bubbalo wrote:
I'd say it's more likely that they'll lower entry requirements, that way you still get people who are dedicated.
(jk man, jk)
I agree somewhat. If there was a draft, I can GUARANTEE that there would be MUCH more protest over this war. When you think you might have to go to a war that makes no sense to you, you do something about it. As of now, the only people there, are people who WANT to be there, or at least knew it was a possibility. Which makes it easy to justify.Mafia47 wrote:
i think if a country decides to go to war each family should have to send 1 family member. That way maybe we wouldn't be so god damn gun ho about going to wars around the world to spread "freedom" and "democracy" yeah because we have oh so much here...
On a side note, does anyone else see the futility of trying to fight a war as the "good guys"? I mean, in order to win a war, you gotta do things that people don't want to talk about. Like, if Iraq attacked us first, I think people would be able to justify just about anything. But since we made the first move, and have to play the role of "Caring Liberators", we just can't level a town like one would in WWII.
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if it's a draft you're worried about, look to charlie, not george
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061120/D8LGK3D00.html
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061120/D8LGK3D00.html