Reply #35: You have a point. So does Rangel.

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His point is that there's already an economic draft that disproportionately affects poor people and the working class, and by extension latinos and blacks (who make up the majority of voters in Rangel's district). Why should minorities and the poor be compelled to fight, while affluent white kids—even those who stridently support the war—are allowed to go on with their privileged little lives as usual? How is that fair? It's not about "proving a point"—it's about social justice.

That said, your point is also excellent: no one should have to fight and die in Iraq for George Bush, Dick Cheney, and their buddies at Exxon, Chevron and Shell. No one. Which means, seems to me, the solution is to end the war.