US Re-instating the Draft??

[icarus]

Government reinstating the *Draft?* Does somebody know if this is true or not?

I know from wildernessguru (military analyst) that we need at least 150,000 troops to hold Iraq really, but what he believes this is about the dream to fulfill the cold war fantasy - the ability to fight on two fronts simultaneously. It's crazy, but the military still wants it. He says the goal is to get more combat forces instead of reservists.

- In North Korea we pulled our troops from dangerous positions so that they couldn't take out 40,000 of our troops with artillery.

- Also, a quiet deployment was sent to Guam. About 12-18 B-52s were sent there to be closer to North Korea.

Both of these actions are preludes to war. The correct term is "It puts you on a war footing." It's the equivalent of moving the 7th fleet a hundred miles off the shore of North Korea.

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thanks, acutally, you're the one I got it from in the first place. I'm writing about it for the college newspaper.

Icarus

[electricandroid.livejournal.com]

excellent! I'm really glad that you're going to do something like that - you're one of the few people I trust not to be reactionary and silly on either side of the issue - either way, being over the top could results in problems. *hugs* thanks darling

:)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a compliment, thank you. The teacher for the journalism class called me "a pro."

I just laid out the facts in the article, took a very dry tone and put as little spin on it as possible. If the facts themselves weren't so scary this would be the most boring piece I've ever written.

I also quoted huge sections from the bills themselves -- for credibility -- because it was hard to believe otherwise. When I just strung sentences and quotes together it sounded like I could have been taking things out of context, and when I didn't quote extensively it seemed like I might have made it up. This particular paper is very liberal and anti-Bush, and college newspapers don't have a lot credibility to start.

Icarus

[electricandroid.livejournal.com]

you deserve the compliment - you are the most too the point person I talk to. It is very scary isn't it - but if people find out about it - hopefully something can be done while there is still a chance. Its all well and good to have ppl say "Let's go to war" but when it will really affect their own children, we might see something better. As has been said before, who made america the police of the world...

*hugs* Proud of you for doing this darling :)