Saturday, August 11, 2007

Reinstating the Draft?

Hooboy. Now what is that cut-off age? 42? Let's see, September, October, November, Dec. . . OK, eight months 'til I'm 42. They couldn't possibly get me before that, right? Besides, they might not ask, but I'm tellin'!

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Iraq war boss says US draft 'worth considering'

The top US military officer in charge of coordinating the war effort in Iraq says that it makes sense to consider a return of the draft to meet the military's needs.

Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, who serves as the White House deputy national security adviser, says the all-volunteer military is serving "exceedingly well" and the administration has not decided it needs to be replaced with a draft.

Read more at: ABC News Australia

and a great writeup at: AmericaBlog.com

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