Reply #22: I will ignore the tone of your post and respond.

[Raven]

First of all, I have a child who is past draft age now. His father and I were directly affected by the draft during the Vietnam war and his dad spent a year in Vietnam. So, I think I have some standing to speak about this.

Second, the people who "chose" to enter the guard or the reserves are generally doing it because they need the money. They are generally in the lower or lower-middle economic bracket in this country. As with Vietnam, the early years of the war were fought by poor folks and minorities. It was not until the draft hit places like Harvard that this country began to turn against the war.

Third, I am not suggesting kidnapping anyone to murder people for our oil interests. If it is possible to have a discussion without ranting about the obvious (Bush and his evil administration), I'd like to do so.