Xaszthereaper wrote:
Saw on the news today that Bush Sr. and the current moron in office are hoping to convince their son/brother Jeb Bush to run for office. I hope to hell that America is not stupid enough to elect another member of the Bush family! However regardless of whom is elected to be our next president, I would love to see the draft reinstated, and pheraps slightly modified as needed. Let every 18-30 yr old male be ordered into mandatory 2 year stints in the military if they have not already served in some way volentarily (sp?). I think it would serve to instil at least a little responsibility upon many otherwise useless and worthless youths that we have plauging this country. Myself, Ive served 6 yrs army, 1 of those in Iraq... so yes I do have room to ***** about Bush and wish for relief to the constant rotations of the same people in and out of that country.
So whatya all think about ol' Jeb? :-D
Jeb? Don't think much about him at all. I doubt seriously he'll run. Could be wrong, but it's just a vibe I get...
As to the draft? It's not a horrible idea, but it's the wrong time to implement it. I have nothing against the idea that every citizen should spend a couple years in government service. However, the right time to propose such a thing is not when we're in the midst of a military conflict. A draft in wartime is going to be seen as a means of "punishing" the populace by those who dislike the particular war going on, and will do nothing but destroy morale and performance of the military.
The test is simple: 5 years ago, how many of those arguing for a draft today were arguing for it? I'm betting darn few. Which means that they aren't arguing for a draft because they think government service is and should be a civic duty of all citizens, but because they want to make a political point about the current war. Do it when we're not at war and I'll know it's "for real".
Not to mention, the last time we implemented such a thing, it was a total disaster...