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Roy Rolling

(6,831 posts)
4. No more draft
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 02:17 PM
Sep 2012

When the military draft ended in the 1970s the US began the process of employing full-time mercenaries. The saying before then was "war is good business, invest your son". After that is was "pick a service....it's a great place to start" (a career) Killing poeple for a living is not an economic engine, it is a last resort to save lives. They don't get it.

When war is "a rich man's war fought by poor men" (and women) morons will always be in favor of war because to them it is good business with no downside to them.

I would prefer to have a military draft, it forces politicians to think twice before starting a crusade to kill those who can't be convinced with reason and diplomacy.

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