U.S. Military draft????
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No they said the War in Iraq her's exactly how it went\n\nButtner and Panelist: Wall Street Loves Iraq War\nReported by Judy - November 25, 2006 - 12 comments \nBrenda Buttner and one of her panel members tried to pump up support for the Iraq war on "Bulls and Bears" on Saturday (November 25, 2006) by claiming that "the war in Iraq has actually been very popular with Wall Street" but their claims set off a revolt among the rest of the panel. \n\nButtner started her panel off with the question of "what Wall Street wants" regarding Iraq: Go big, go long, or go home. It was a silly question since Wall Street is the sum of millions of investors, all of whom do not agree. But silly questions are what you get when you watch Buttner.\n\nButtner's usual toady, Charles Payne of Wall Street Strategies, started things off by claiming Wall Street wants decisiveness (Guess he means we haven't been getting that from "the decider" so far) so the U.S. should go big and train the Iraqis so that the U.S. can get out sooner. (Yeah, I know what he said doesn't make sense, but that's Payne for you.)\n\nGary B. Smith, of Exemplar Capital, usually is a hawk on the war personally but he admitted that what Wall Street "really wants is for this whole thing to go away. Wall Street hates this conflict. Wall Street hates the fact that we’re spending millions and it’s so myopic and short term in thinking. They would like nothing better than for us to completely pull out and leave the Iraqis to their own devices and just concentrate on what’s going on on our own shores, which I agree with Charles, that’s the exact wrong thing to do, but that’s what Wall Street wants and if we did that, the market would soar, unfortunately."\n\nTobin Smith, of Changewave Research, continuing to show his developing independence from the Fox News line, disagreed with the "Go big" strategy. "Certainly the idea of adding 250,000 troops means we’re gong to go to a national draft, and going to a draft, you think people are nervous and upset about the war now, just wait until you start drafting kids to go to Iraq. If there were a rational plan and we saw some movement from Iraq, not waiting for us to do some of the work, I think Wall Street could get behind it. What they can’t get behind is just the answer that it just needs a trillion dollars and another 250,000 people. That sounds like a simplistic answer, but it’s not, they want to see a rational plan first. ... I say go right. Let them finish the job we started, but get the heck out."\n\nAll was pretty civil until this point, when Buttner claimed that "the war in Iraq has actually been very popular with Wall Street" and asked Scott Bleier of hybridinvestors.com to comment.\n\n"I hate to say this. It might seem callous and it might be unpopular, but the day we went into Iraq started the bull market that we’re in now," said Bleier.\n\n"And I think if we leave without testing some new stragtegy and going big and going long, I think the market will suffer for it. I can’t disagree more with Gary B. Smith. The market has loved the war. I don’t want to seem callous about this, but the numbers speak for themselves."\n\nPat Dorsey, of morningstar.com, brought economic thinking to bear on Buttner's silly question, as he usually does, noting that the economy also bottomed out at around the same point that the U.S. went into Iraq, adding, "So correlation is not causation, my friend." Someone could be heard laughing in the background. Dorsey said the effect on the stock market is probably a wash either way, as lower spending in Iraq would be offset by possible increased instability there.\n\n"With all due respect to Pat, it’s not just a coincidence. It’s more than just a coincidence," insisted Bleier, offering no proof.\n\nAfter Gary B. Smith agreed with Dorsey, the panel b
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No one will be drafted. And the war will end soon enough. At the rate of enlistment and VOLUNTEERING...there will never be a need for a draft.
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Absolutely it is a draft... it is a backdoor draft.\n\nLike you said, an 'involuntary' extension... the key word is involuntary. If you ask those ppl would they have volunteered had they ever imagined being forced to extend their tour of duty, the answer would be NO.
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No, the military is by choice right now.  Now, if the draft comes around, (pray it doesn't) if they have anything to do with their kids not going, throw them out of office right then.
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Let the draft begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As much as I hate to say this.... Redeployment ..  Reason being is the moment we go to a draft, the Military will no longer be full of Professionals.   \n\nA draftee doesnt care about being Professional.  They are only concerned with doing their time and getting out.  Most troops enlist out of a higher sense of purpose.  Therefore they are there of their own free will.  I know that when I was in I didnt join up to go to Combat every day.  (Wanted to experience it but was hoping that it would be a nice clean sterile Combat experience where no one (Friendly) would die) But that was a risk that I had to take and knew about it.  Still tried to be the best soldier that I could be and be the best leader that I could be.
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I'm not so sure that it would be a benefit to our soldiers who are currently training, fighting and giving their lives for this country.  If there is a draft you would get people who don't want to be there, who don't want to be fighting for our country and that may decrease morale of the thousands of guys and gals who have volunteered to do this.  There is no shortage of enlistees right now and I think we should go with the ones who have the courage to sign up without being drafted.  I'd feel much safer for my husband knowing that the guys who are backing him up, want to be there backing him up.\n\nYes, there are people who would do great job if they were drafted.  It wouldn't be because they wanted to but because they wanted to get back home as soon as possible.\n\nEither way, we need to support what they are doing.  \n\nHate war not wars, hate fighters not the soldiers who fight!
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There are rules for consciencious objection to being drafted.  Check it out.
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During the Vietnam war many college students moved to Canada to avoid the draft.  In the unlikely event that the USA institutes the draft again, I think this will happen again. \n\nThe US government is well aware of this, but know that it very difficult to restrict the movement of Free Americans.\n\nAnyway, due to the unpopularity of the War in Iraq, I think the chances of the draft coming up again are next to zero.  Government try hard to avoid suicide.
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kreevich, are you mad???  If the draft is reestablished there will be a national service option instead of a military one.  Do you actually believe this?\n\nWhy don't you tell this to all of the maimed Vietnam Veterans and all of the families who lost loved ones during that war.\n\nIn past wars with drafts, most so called Conscientious Objectors served as medics and other "non-combat" frontline personnel.  And do you think our current enemy will respect red cross armbands on our military men and women?  To them the red cross would be a distinguishable firing target!\n\n\nAnyway, I don't think restarting the draft is such a bad idea.  The youth of this country has gotten too soft.  Besides, many liberals have often stated that we are the only "civilized" country that has the death penalty, basically comparing the US to Europe.  Well, many European countries do have a draft, so we are yet again out of step with our "civilized" European allies.  Some of these countries are:  Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and others.
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Thanks for answering the question too!!  You had me wondering what the answer was.  I knew it was the mainly the Democrats that wanted the draft before and the administration that didn't.  Wonder how it got confused?
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You must register.  \n\nThere is no draft at this time so you don't have to worry.
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My doubts.  The congress and senate will not bring this up in an election year.  The left (Democrats) will to try and scare people into voting for them.  They will say the Republican government can't recruit enough soldiers for Iraq and other needs to get the job done and force a draft.  They won't use the word selective service or universal conscription -they will use the buzz word draft.
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Politicians will have to revisit the draft and unfortunately if our military commitments remain as high as they are one may be needed. Politically it won't happen before the election. The Republicans are already going to lose the Senate. They don't want to also lose the house.\n\nI believe many in the Military went in for the education, never thinking that they would serve three tours in Iraq. Recruitment may be up but only because the standards to get in were lowered. If we keep sending body bags home at the rate we are (47 in from May 1-14) and the regulars are pulling multiple tours, the enlistment rates will continue to slide.\n\nAdditionally, more people are seeing Iraq as a bogus war and will not enlist. In Vietnam many who were killed were drafted, and I know from personal experience, if it weren't for the draft they would not have been there. Many fled to Canada.\n\nBush is now sending the National Guard to enforce our borders so they will no longer be an option. Early in Iraq almost 1/2 of the military were National Guard.\n\nWe have closed as many bases as we dare, pulled as many troops as we thoght we could out of Japan, Germany and Korea.\n\nAnd the government has kept thousands of military past ther ETS date or the date they are suppose to be discharged.\n\nWith that scenerio, where are you going to get the bodies if not from a draft?
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I think instituting the draft is a terrible idea. You will get undesirables in the military and those who should not be in the service. Bad idea if you ask me. To increase the number of military members, offer greater incentives, such as more money for college, or larger signing bonuses. Rangels idea is to bring back the draft so that our lawmakers think twice before sending their own kids into battle.
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No.  the US is currently a voluntary army.\n\nUS males 18 - 25 have to sign up for 'Selective Service', which basically states that if a Draft is re-enacted, they they can be drafted.
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You can speak with your guidance counselor at school. Also, you can look up your local Army Recruiting Station in the Yellow Pages. If you are talking about the mandatory draft register that everyone does, you can go to the post office.