The New Draft
Some time soon there is going to be a crisis requiring new military action. Whether this crisis is real or manufactured is irrelevant. The crisis will be the basis for implementing the military draft.
But we don’t need to start drafting young people just quite yet. The current call up of veterans who are of Vietnam War vintage shows that age is no barrier. Rather than take those who served their country honorably when called to do so, why not take those who somehow missed the opportunity earlier, especially those who are flagwaving superpatriots and who would be glad to go. Many stayed out of the draft by way of political favors (such as Pres. George W. Bush and Dan Quayle), having better things to do (VP Dick Cheney), fraudulent draft deferments (John Ashcroft), playing possum (Karl Rove), or phony medical excuses (Rush Limbaugh). Now is their chance to show what they are really made of.
As for Congress, as a registered Republican, I am quite happy to volunteer all the GOP Senators and Representatives who did not serve earlier. We could make up a whole company of infantry just from them alone.
We could leave the Supreme Court alone. The Army doesn’t need any more barracks lawyers.
There is a great benefit to having the war-minded politicians and their likeminded followers serving in the military. They could learn from the experience and know what it is like to be sent off to an ill-defined war without proper preparation or equipment.
The ones who would benefit most from military service would be the neoconservatives who are in our war-planning offices. Up to this time their knowledge of military operations apparently comes from reading old “Sgt. Rock” comic books.
Just one more thing. Right now our ground troops are overextended and the ranks need filling up. A group of Gulf War vets has suggested that those who voted for George W. Bush and claim to back his war should enlist now and help out. This would truly be the best show of support for our troops.
But we don’t need to start drafting young people just quite yet. The current call up of veterans who are of Vietnam War vintage shows that age is no barrier. Rather than take those who served their country honorably when called to do so, why not take those who somehow missed the opportunity earlier, especially those who are flagwaving superpatriots and who would be glad to go. Many stayed out of the draft by way of political favors (such as Pres. George W. Bush and Dan Quayle), having better things to do (VP Dick Cheney), fraudulent draft deferments (John Ashcroft), playing possum (Karl Rove), or phony medical excuses (Rush Limbaugh). Now is their chance to show what they are really made of.
As for Congress, as a registered Republican, I am quite happy to volunteer all the GOP Senators and Representatives who did not serve earlier. We could make up a whole company of infantry just from them alone.
We could leave the Supreme Court alone. The Army doesn’t need any more barracks lawyers.
There is a great benefit to having the war-minded politicians and their likeminded followers serving in the military. They could learn from the experience and know what it is like to be sent off to an ill-defined war without proper preparation or equipment.
The ones who would benefit most from military service would be the neoconservatives who are in our war-planning offices. Up to this time their knowledge of military operations apparently comes from reading old “Sgt. Rock” comic books.
Just one more thing. Right now our ground troops are overextended and the ranks need filling up. A group of Gulf War vets has suggested that those who voted for George W. Bush and claim to back his war should enlist now and help out. This would truly be the best show of support for our troops.
posted by Jack Cormode at 5:47 PM
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