So fighting for the Iraq justification du jour, freedom, in a country that obviously doesn't want freedom, now involves calling up the ready reserves. Not new news, but watching these people on 60 Minutes -- old, out of shape, being lied to over technicalities about their fulfillment of duty, and even disabled -- is just so fucking disgusting.
We're now gonna "protect America" by dropping 55 year old semi-retired women into Fallujah. Brilliant, George, just fucking brilliant.
Meanwhile, America is unfazed. Hurry, there's a sale on Bibles at Wal-Mart!
51% of you should be ashamed of yourselves. It doesn't get more un-Christian than this gross back-door draft. Instead of instituting a real draft -- and getting able bodied people to fight this ridiculous misadventure -- we get this. And why? Election year politics.
And yes, I'm also aware that given a "real" draft, it'd be nothing more than class warfare.
I almost wonder if this designed to put an end to the "volunteer" army. No 17 year old looking at grandma parachuting into Mosul is going to sign up.
Um, that's my entire point... A DRAFT HAS ALREADY STARTED.
I oppose the draft, but I also opposed this war and I opposed this President. Two words: Pottery Barn.
I am opposed to the draft - in all forms:
- Age draft
- Poverty draft
- Backdoor draft
- Skills draft
I am opposed to the draft - in all forms:
Age draft
Poverty draft
Backdoor draft
Skills draft
You might be interested in JustSayNoToTheDraft.com, a new campaign to stop the draft before it starts.
Posted by: Liberation Learning at December 6, 2004 3:41 AM