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No Shortage of Messages, or BloodshedPosted on Apr 13, 2007
Iraq’s parliament convened for a special meeting Friday to send a “clear message” of its strength and solidarity to insurgent groups after Thursday’s fatal bombing in a government cafeteria. An al-Qaida-affiliated alliance called the Islamic State in Iraq has claimed it carried out the attack and sent its own message—via suicide bomber—that the surge isn’t making Baghdad more secure.
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By Jim Yell, April 14, 2007 at 8:22 am Link to this comment
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I much dislike the Prussian urge to draft citizens into wars started by big business and political arrogance, but if the draft is re-instated and the American People are two to one against the criminal war in Iraq, then perhaps considering the Congressional timidness in dealing with a criminal and out of control Presidency, a draft will finally focus American attention upon the corruption of our government. Perhaps the evil doers in Washington will finally create the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
Report thisBy Kol Klink, April 14, 2007 at 5:39 am Link to this comment
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If our current misadministration attempts to institute a draft they will be commiting political suicide and they well know it.
Report thisShrub and Vader dont care but the republican members of the senate and congress certainly do. A draft would mean that they would have to go out and get a real job after the 08 elections.
The Viet Nam draft was initiated early in that ill fated conflict, prior to the American Citizens awareness of how FUBAR the Nam situation was. For Shrub and Vader to go for a draft at this stage of the Iraqi debacle would be insane. There would probably be rioting in the streets and a mass exodus of draft age youngsters to parts unknown. That said, I will not be surprised at any action that the ‘decider’ takes.
I would like to see shrub draft Rove and Vader. They have probably used up all their deferments by now. Vader could see how well his lies would deflect IEDs.
By Hammo, April 13, 2007 at 2:26 pm Link to this comment
Now insurgents have penetrated the Green Zone. Will the situation in Iraq continue to require more active-duty US Army troops and Marines, more Army reservists, more National Guard members?
If so, a military draft in the US may be coming sooner rather than later. The Bush-Cheney gang is “breaking” the active and reserve components of the Army and a draft could be on the way.
For more on this, see:
“Another view of military waivers: Flexible recruiting avoids draft”
PopulistAmerica.com
February 17, 2007
http://www.populistamerica.com/another_view_of_military_waivers
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“Revisiting the Vietnam War era: The draft, casualties and the Kent State shootings”
PopulistAmerica.com
November 19, 2006
http://www.populistamerica.com/revisiting_the_vietnam_war_era
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