Reply #60: I remember former Senator Tsongas pushed an idea like this in 1992..

[flaminbats]

I agree with the idea of a Civilian Executive Corp of some kind, but I don't think they should be used in Iraq. When Tsongas first proposed the idea, the Soviet Union was breaking apart. The idea was to send over some of our experienced, unemployed CEO's during that recession and use them to train people in the former Soviet Republics on current business practices.

I don't think people in Iraq lack business sense..what they lack is the foundation for a stable society. Unfortunately they had this stability before we imposed an embargo on their nation, began to arm different factions fighting Saddam, and finally took down the central government in Iraq.

All I am suggesting is that a such a corp would do nothing to help Iraq. If Kerry opposes the draft he should support increased pay for the soldiers, greater funding and oversight of the VA, and a deadline for bringing home the troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Between now and that deadline we must work with the UN to finance the reconstruction of an Iraqi nation by the Iraqi people.