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Is it time to consider draft?

Comment comment by smcbride on 10 August 2007

Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President Bush's new war adviser said Friday. "I think it makes sense to certainly consider it," Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute said in an interview with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."

"And I can tell you, this has always been an option on the table. But ultimately, this is a policy matter between meeting the demands for the nation's security by one means or another," Lute added in his first interview since he was confirmed by the Senate in June.

President Nixon abolished the draft in 1973. Restoring it, Lute said, would be a "major policy shift" and Bush has made it clear that he doesn't think it's necessary.

If a all-volunteer force enticed with incentives doesn't produce the numbers to secure our country what other options are there?

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RE: Is it time to consider draft? by VnutZ :: NR8

As long as the selective service requires women to register ... otherwise, I believe the "glass ceiling" should be brought back.

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