Reply #58: Believe me.... it worries me

[salin]

I have five nephews that are either draft age or soon to be draft age.

However - policy discussions which have been absent in the bush admin - need to occur - and need to be realistic. Including what is required to carry out said policies. Indeed pursuing more wars (which their rhetoric suggests) does require manning those wars. And the public should be forced to recognize this point and discuss what that means and whether they really agree with those wars at that cost (and vote accordingly).

For whatever reason, the politicians and media have gotten comfortable with ostrich positions on the war and on fiscal policy. Just pretend that the consequences don't exist and voila we can talk about the policy and push it and love it (eg lower taxes)... all is swell and positive.

My comments aren't so much directed to you - it just seemed a logical place to say that while I agree that we should not have a draft, the policies being pursued are untenable - and if the admin keeps pushing them - the discussion about the inevitability of a draft has to occur with the discussions of future military actions.

We are not in disagreement in the sense that I am saying that it is the push of this admins policies (or - in your words their poor leadership) - that force the need for having such a discussion. Without their policies there would be no question.