Military Draft? - Political Forum

CHUQ · 12-22-2006, 05:41 AM

Rangel not only one that thinks it is a good idea.

NEW YORK -- President Bush's secretary for Veterans Affairs said Thursday that "society would benefit" if this country were to bring back the military draft, and said it shouldn't have loopholes for anyone who is called to serve.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson spoke a day after Bush said he is considering sending more troops to Iraq. The Bush administration has for years forcefully opposed bringing back the draft, and the White House said Thursday that its position had not changed.

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Veterans Affairs secretary indicates support for military draft - Newsday.com

Tumbleweed · 12-22-2006, 06:19 AM

Bush might object to it but his foreign policy requires a draft.IMO.

CHUQ · 12-23-2006, 04:34 AM

If I remember correctly, when Rangel mentioned it there was a charge of Bush Boyz going on air to throw water on the idea. If so, why the necessity of checking on the viablity?

CHUQ · 12-23-2006, 07:09 AM

The tap dance begins.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 — As the de facto media contact for the Selective Service System, Dick Flahavan is the Maytag repairman of government press people. With the military draft out of business since 1973, the Selective Service just doesn’t get a lot of calls these days.

But by midday Friday, Mr. Flahavan’s office had fielded dozens of inquiries, not just from reporters but from some anxious parents as well, all with some variation of the same urgent question: Are you reinstituting the draft?

So adamant was the denial that Mr. Flahavan, a bit beleaguered, had his staff members post an unplanned update Friday morning at the top of Selective Service’s Web site: “No Draft on Horizon!”

Flurry of Calls About Draft, and a Day of Denials

Who will we believe?

Tumbleweed · 12-23-2006, 11:14 AM

With an aggressive foreign policy, the draft seems to be the only way to enlist enough troops to sustain any prolonged conflicts.

CHUQ · 12-24-2006, 04:32 AM

I appears that all the "incenives" offered troops is not keep them in the ranks.

rakkasan · 12-25-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CHUQ

I appears that all the "incenives" offered troops is not keep them in the ranks.

thats actually not true

yes some are leaving(senior NCO's are leaving one that usually would of stayed past 20 in peace time)

but retention in the Combat units is pretty good

for an example the 101st is above the goal for rentention and alot of boys i talk to DAILY plan on staying in .........

CHUQ · 12-26-2006, 04:39 AM

But is it enough to prevent a draft to be deemed necessary?

lordoftheworld · 01-13-2007, 12:41 PM

This is kind off subject somewhat, but during the last seesion and during the current one, a House Rep. had pushed for reenstating the draft; a democrat!! But no one else went along with it.

rakkasan · 01-13-2007, 01:42 PM

there will be no draft

the armned forces dont want it

the politicians dont want it (even if rangel grandstands he still doesnt really want to be associated with a draft)

and the people dont want it

its just another angle to say that , THE [INSERT YOUR HATE] (BUSH/ WAR /TROOPS) is a massive failure