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

[aigooism.livejournal.com]

....A bill that states all men and women between the age of 18-26 must serve the fucking military? Oh lordy. If that's passed... I am SO changing my citizenship. I'll work for the government, but I sure ain't gonna go into no military.

But anyways... what that would suck. And war with NK... and I'm in Seoul. Oi. It could turn ugly if a war ever broke out.

[clymer.livejournal.com]

Not that I'm trying to discourage you, but I figure peeople should be well informed when contemplating these kinds of decisions:

"You must be careful, because your Canadian citizenship does not relieve you of legal obligations in another country of which you are a citizen (such as compulsory military service)" [unless you renounce your primary citizenship, that is] -- Immigration Information (http://www.livejournal.com/community/canadabound/40966.html) from canadabound

Another piece you may be interested in reading:Emmigration: Is it right for you? (http://www.livejournal.com/community/canadabound/47256.html)