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bowens43

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1. Not this dumbass idea. Again

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 01:55 PM

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Thom Hartmann: It's Time to Bring Back the Draft for Men & Women [View all] thomhartmann Feb 2013 OP

Not this dumbass idea. Again bowens43 Feb 2013 #1

It's time we had mandatory service rschallack Feb 2013 #2

Re: "It's time we had mandatory service" mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2013 #30

A great majority of people favor the rule of law under the Constitution: AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #36

Start with Thom Hartmann first. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #3

Not necessary Plucketeer Feb 2013 #5

What do I think? He's a hypocrite who used to publicly criticize chicken-hawks and who obviously AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #7

So I guess Plucketeer Feb 2013 #8

Yea, well AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #9

So - for WWII for instance... Plucketeer Feb 2013 #10

I can see that you are starting to understand. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #11

Oh..... I understood with your first reply! Plucketeer Feb 2013 #12

In WW II, 6,332,000 Americans volunteered. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #13

Uh-huh Plucketeer Feb 2013 #18

Traditionally, sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #21

During Vietnam sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #17

Do you think that we have a "democratic society"? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #25

No sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #35

A few points... elzenmahn Feb 2013 #28

. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #29

Every able bodied sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #16

That kind of draft will never happen Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #27

How would you feel sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #33

All Americans need nineteen50 Feb 2013 #4

Mercenaries! Plucketeer Feb 2013 #6

And a draft would be any better? AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #15

Yes, sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #19

That's basically how the old draft was. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #23

I see your point. sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #32

my thoughts exactly putitinD Feb 2013 #26

Oh dear, no, no, no. Just NO. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #14

Yes, sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #20

Don't we already have the National Guard, though? n/t AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #22

Correct sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #31

You don't stop having illegal wars..... DeSwiss Feb 2013 #24

When you talk about 'drafting the fodder,' be aware of something. PDJane Feb 2013 #34