More On The Coming Draft
Here is my article from Blogcritics. You can go there to add your comment to the exciting debate. Please do let me know what you think.
Aloha to our new visitors. Glad you could make it.
It is not just me feeling that great big ol' draft. Contrary to what the Kool-Aid drinkers want to believe, all the signs are pointing to a military draft. Sorry to say it looks like it will be soon. Get your child's Conscientious Objection file together today.
Here's some links to prove my well researched point. I am not a Chicken Little here folks, this is much more than an "urban myth". It is real and it is coming.
"...The 'urban myth' about the draft's return keeps getting stronger. Some rather hard military facts persist as well. The Washington Monthly piece put it starkly: "America can remain the world's superpower. Or it can maintain its current all-volunteer military. It can't do both."
As Moskos predicted, the U.S. was unable to maintain its forces in Iraq without a draft. The Pentagon used what many have called the 'backdoor draft.' Since early 2004, at least 40,000 national guardsmen and reserves (who make up 40% of those serving in Iraq) were compelled to remain on active duty after their tours were up--and more will soon face a similar fate.
Most of those affected were told officially that their enlistment was extended
until 2031!
This is called 'stop loss,' an emergency measure which the President is supposed to be able to use only when Congress has declared war or a national emergency--which is not the case. Yet--like many other evidently unconstitutional measures--stop loss is a reality. In addition to the extensions of duty for the National Guard and reserves, more than 5,500 of the 'Ready Reserves' have been called up for Iraq or Afghan duty.
These are older men and women whose regular reserve duty has ended--including grandmothers and grandfathers edging toward retirement, as well as men and women raising families and pursuing careers who had no idea they would be called again to duty...
...more bluntly, if Rumsfeld, Bush and the neo-cons wish to complete the building of a total warfare and security state, as they clearly intend to do, some form of conscription must follow."
From the excellent article by Tom Reeves, A Draft By Any Other Name...Is Still Wrong. Exposing the Coming Draft
Please take the time, as I have, to read the many news items covering the Military being over-stretched, about how there is not Enough New Recruits and also about the back-door Draft being Already in Effect. These articles are all posted on the news page at Mothers Against The Draft
Gee, the people over at NO DRAFT, NO WAY! seem to feel that same bone chilling draft as me...should I tell them every thing is hunky dory because Bush promises no draft? Even though the government's own documents tell a different story.
Good golly maybe they should just believe Bush seeing as he has such a great track record with the truth and all. Perhaps they should just relax and watch some FOX "news" or something?
Not! I think they should get ready for the draft cause it's blowing down the door.
Peace, Joy
Grow Some Peace Today.
Aloha to our new visitors. Glad you could make it.
It is not just me feeling that great big ol' draft. Contrary to what the Kool-Aid drinkers want to believe, all the signs are pointing to a military draft. Sorry to say it looks like it will be soon. Get your child's Conscientious Objection file together today.
Here's some links to prove my well researched point. I am not a Chicken Little here folks, this is much more than an "urban myth". It is real and it is coming.
"...The 'urban myth' about the draft's return keeps getting stronger. Some rather hard military facts persist as well. The Washington Monthly piece put it starkly: "America can remain the world's superpower. Or it can maintain its current all-volunteer military. It can't do both."
As Moskos predicted, the U.S. was unable to maintain its forces in Iraq without a draft. The Pentagon used what many have called the 'backdoor draft.' Since early 2004, at least 40,000 national guardsmen and reserves (who make up 40% of those serving in Iraq) were compelled to remain on active duty after their tours were up--and more will soon face a similar fate.
Most of those affected were told officially that their enlistment was extended
until 2031!
This is called 'stop loss,' an emergency measure which the President is supposed to be able to use only when Congress has declared war or a national emergency--which is not the case. Yet--like many other evidently unconstitutional measures--stop loss is a reality. In addition to the extensions of duty for the National Guard and reserves, more than 5,500 of the 'Ready Reserves' have been called up for Iraq or Afghan duty.
These are older men and women whose regular reserve duty has ended--including grandmothers and grandfathers edging toward retirement, as well as men and women raising families and pursuing careers who had no idea they would be called again to duty...
...more bluntly, if Rumsfeld, Bush and the neo-cons wish to complete the building of a total warfare and security state, as they clearly intend to do, some form of conscription must follow."
From the excellent article by Tom Reeves, A Draft By Any Other Name...Is Still Wrong. Exposing the Coming Draft
Please take the time, as I have, to read the many news items covering the Military being over-stretched, about how there is not Enough New Recruits and also about the back-door Draft being Already in Effect. These articles are all posted on the news page at Mothers Against The Draft
Gee, the people over at NO DRAFT, NO WAY! seem to feel that same bone chilling draft as me...should I tell them every thing is hunky dory because Bush promises no draft? Even though the government's own documents tell a different story.
Good golly maybe they should just believe Bush seeing as he has such a great track record with the truth and all. Perhaps they should just relax and watch some FOX "news" or something?
Not! I think they should get ready for the draft cause it's blowing down the door.
Peace, Joy
Grow Some Peace Today.
