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Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
Doesn't this line look like something out of Nation States?
Doesn't this line look like something out of Nation States?
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It sounds like an exact quote, in fact
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to a draft.
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to a draft.
to increasing recruitment.
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to large military on economic grounds.
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to large military on grounds that it really isn't that much of our economy anyways
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If the neo-cons hope to occupy the Islamic region and usher in democracy, there will have to be large amount of troops.
I don't see recruitment pools growing. Kids don't want to waste years of their lives in Iraq for Bush. Recruitment is dwindling. So how are the neo-cons going to accomplish their goals of toppling regimes and bringing forth democracy without a draft?
We are stretched to the limit in Iraq. And we're not going to be leaving any time soon. If the Bushies have their eyes set on Iran or Syria, their policies will fail without an adequate amount of troops.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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I don't see recruitment pools growing.
They don't have to. We deliberately limit the number of people we take. We can expand the military just by letting more people in.
Kids don't want to waste years of their lives in Iraq for Bush.
For college, though?
Recruitment is dwindling.
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The only recruitment problem that I've heard about is in the Reserves. Basically, rather than simply having more troops, we need more of the Army's specialized functions to be present in the makeup of the active duty Army. A draft would be more or less counterproductive in that respect. We don't need a draft, we need to restructure."Beauty is not in the face...Beauty is a light in the heart." - Kahlil Gibran
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turn on your damn tv boy... read your newspapers. I am not your educator.Evidence?To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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there's also an old thread of mine about 2-3 months old about dwindling enlistment... go find itTo us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Re: The US preparing for a draft.
Notice this is talking about a senator, not Bush. Give me a ****ing break thorn. There is no way they will bring back the draft. First off it is not necessary and it will be a strain on resources in sending poorly trained conscripts to Iraq.Originally posted by Thorn
We remember that Bush activited the draft boards many months ago for possible deployment.... as much as I'd like to agree with Ming that a draft would be political suicide, these people running this country are psychotic and will probably do it anyways. Besides once a draft is started, how would a president be viewed pulling out of it....DANGER DANGER DANGER!
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(read: I have none)Originally posted by Sava
turn on your damn tv boy... read your newspapers. I am not your educator.
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in that thread there was a news article...Sava, he means evidence, not talk.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Find it, then.Comment
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I'm not the one who needs to be educated. I already know US recruitment is stagnating. YOU are the one who needs the info, not me.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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