Just because no one troop will be in iraq for 100 years doesnt make it any better. Maybe they do not want to be there every other year period. My husband has spent more time in iraq than he has spent home with his family. That is not right. I guarantee you if they started drafting again people would finally do something about stopping the war in Iraq.

So instead of having people volunteer to serve their country…we force them to?

Look, I’m sorry your husband is home so infrequently. And I hope he makes it home to you, for good, not just alive, but unharmed. That said, your husband is a soldier. Soldiers go to war. Even in times of peace, soldiers can get sent abroad for years. Japan, Germany, Kuwait…your husband could still have been sent away for a year or years at a time. This is the nature of his job. This is what he signed up to do.

Forcing people who do not want to fight into the military will raise casualities exponentially. It will increase war crimes, desertion and treason. There is simply no plus side to the draft. The volunteer army we have has been much better educated, more efficient, and completely voluntary.

The “compassion” care that you and H are playing ignores the fact that your very solution is heartless and uncaring. You want your husband back, so you want to throw unwilling people to the wolves, and to hell with what that actually does in the real world. H just doesn’t give a shit period, and just likes to feel good about himself.

I have all the respect in the world for our soldiers. And I have nothing but sympathy for their families. But that doesn’t mean I give deference to them to offer awful and uncaring solutions and say nothing, just because they suffering. Bringing back the draft is unconscionable, and will lead to nothing but more death.

Noboby gives a shit anyway!

I say lets bail out, run home and declare defeat now!
Neiman on June 11, 2008 at 04:14 pm

I give 10 shits. Declare victory and bring the troops home.

Just because no one troop will be in iraq for 100 years doesnt make it any better. Maybe they do not want to be there every other year period. My husband has spent more time in iraq than he has spent home with his family. That is not right. I guarantee you if they started drafting again people would finally do something about stopping the war in Iraq.

We lost! Our tropps are rapists and baby killers. We murdered hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi’s Bush lied, people died! We murder others for oil profits! We are all murderers, including every one of our soldiers!

…Let the storm wash the plates

What did he say that was wrong..? He is more concerned with casualities, and understands the long term relationship we will need to have there.

Oh, I get it. The left just does not like honesty. They would rather hear mindledd drivel and b.s. than honesty.

Sorry to waste your time.

atease

That is not right. I guarantee you if they started drafting again people would finally do something about stopping the war in Iraq.

I heard you Sally and I agree. The rest are ignoring your comment because they don’t want to confront intellectual honesty or a war fighters wife. Thank your husband for your service, and thank you.

I agree. I turned against the war later on, but supported the surge and supported the idea of a draft. This whole stop loss scam is a disgrace.

The republicans didn’t have the courage to do the right thing for fear of loosing the election. That is the only reason why your husband has to serve too many tours, if he is. My friends have also served 2-3 tours, proudly and without complaint. But they deserve better.

Neiman:

Obama will absolutely be our next POTUS.

Well, then it will come as no surprise to you that there are many here at SAB who think that would be a GREAT thing! And I’m not talking about RBB and Hannitized.

You read it here every day in the postings from otherwise intelligent conservatives.