Reply #41: This has me in knotts.

[demgurl]

I was positive that * was going to call for a draft if the Republicans kept power. I was so sure about this that I wrote to every Republican/* supporter I knew and said this right before the elections:

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We can not deny that our troops are barely holding ground and
perhaps we are even loosing ground. This brings a heavy thought to my mind. It has been established that people have been reupped who thought they were long gone from the service. Heck, the military has been so desperate they brought back a 60 year old who was retired! The military has expanded the age at which you can enlist and recently it has been reported that the military has been trying to recruit and it was caught on tape when they told a possible candidate that they did not have to worry about the war in Iraq since it is over!!! How can we trust these people when all we hear are lies? Think about the time period in which this occupation of Iraq may go on. We know, according to Bush, that it will go on for sure another three years. I have heard Rumsfeld say it will be at least ten years. This is long enough that my kids will be borderline old enough to be drafted. This is definitely long enough that either your children or grandchildren will be old enough to be
drafted. This is Bush's occupation and one he himself will not give up. He has stated that plain as day. The Republican officials have not gone against Bush, on this, at all. The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior. They have 'stayed the course' so far so nothing would indicate they would do anything else. When you vote, tomorrow, you are not just voting on your own personal issues. When you vote you may be making a bet on the life of your child or grandchild. You can't know for sure but are you willing to take the chance that a few short years from now you may be burying your child/grandchild and you will never see them again?
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So there you have it, I actually swayed a couple of people with my email. A couple of them actually voted on our side because my email actually stated, later on, that congress has not tried to curtail * in any way and if he wants a draft to continue his war, that is what will happen. I actually swayed a preacher who had voted for * twice because he was pro-life. He has a son that is basically draft age.

Now I feel like a fool and I know that people will hold Democrats responsible if this draft goes through. There are other ways of doing things. I am so embarrassed about Rangel. I feel like I have been made a liar and I should write to all those people and apologize for my party.

I understand why he is doing it but gosh darn, we said we were going to fix *'s mistakes ala the 100 hour plan. We never said we would compound them. I understand he is trying to get everyone involved and out protesting in the streets but I can not stand to think that more men and women will become targets because of this.