Monday, August 13, 2007

Hillary and The Draft

Nothing would smack the American people in the fact any harder right now than a military draft. And there are growing indications it may take one to guarantee enough manpower to fight the Iraq War and sustain all of our other military operations.  American mommas ain't gonna stand for their boys and girls being forced to fight over there.  And, the idea has Hillary Clinton on the warpath...


Hillary Demands Bush Clarify Position On Military Draft



Expanding her battle with military brass and the White House over Iraq, Hillary Clinton is now demanding in a letter that the White House clarify its position on the draft, in the wake the deputy [...]



Some past thoughts from Charlie Rangel


Rangel On Draft: ‘It’s Easy To Talk About Supporting A War If Someone Else Is Fighting That War’



Prior to the invasion of Iraq, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) introduced legislation to re-implement the military draft, arguing that the cost of war should be borne more broadly. Donald Rumsfeld said of Rangel’s legislation: “We’re not going to re-implement a draft. There is no need for it at all.” More than four years after the war [...]



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