AveMaria22's Blog

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Well....Y3, I was so concerned that I sent John McCain an e-mail about the comment....don't know if he will have a staff member respond...I sincerely hope so. I'd like a REALLY clear answer on that....and, myresponse...when you say there is no need for the draft, well, at the moment there isn't...however, if the USA cannot keep its mouth shut and stay out of others business, we will end up in WWIII. Clearly, we can't seem to keep our mouths shut.

No but do YOU listen to Mark Levin*? He's been going in depth every day on n0bamas policies, background and such. He plays sound bites, and has people who opposed him when he was just a sleazy state politician. VERY INTERESTING. So much so that the lefties here HATE HIM! he must be hitting the nerve! LOL


* WMAL-AM 630 6-8PM M-F

Ave, Even if McCain got elected and wanted to reinstate the draft, it wouldn't be done by him alone. Congress also has to agree. They won't and it will never happen. I think to many people in this country are sick of the war now and wouldn't stand to see a draft reinstated to just keep it going.

it's funny ...forty years ago I viewed it as a responsibility to serve in the armed forces and like many things it would be done when it looked like it fit an order of those things I expected to do in my life ...I chose the time and have no regrets …I think it made me strong in my interest to see a valuable life survive for the benefit it can be to myself and others - I gained a stronger sense of the unique lives we’ve enjoyed in this nation ...I think a voluntary Armed Forces has more merit than that of a draft policy ...in that view I have the confidence those on either side of me are where they are cause it was a voluntary commitment instead of something they're living with cause it was imposed on them ...that gives me the feeling my life is relying on those who have an interest in us all makin' it among the living ...

...to drop back to my beginning, the disappointment I have is households during the past 30-40 years seem to have raise their broods centered around the material life style and put a negative look on patriotic values and service honoring those who came before them, offering the prospect to those who follow their opportunities will be as great or greater than mine have been... Today we’ve got a very strong “me’ers” cross section of citizens who don’t care to see that interrupted and try to strengthen that attitude by casting service in the Armed Forces as a sub-intellect following …guess in the end it depends on how you’re brought up…

Good morning sweet NWO...No...I haven't...have had a bug and have been sleeping since forever. I get up, grab a cold perrier, then go back to bed...zero energy and really sleepy. My sister says her hubby has the same thing down in Florida...hmmmm. No appetite. As soon as I finish this short note I'm off to bed again...miss you guys.....zzzzzz.

I hope McCain DOES re-institute the draft-FOR ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND THOSE ON WELFARE!!! They should be put to work defending our country instead of milking the system! How many million illegals are there in the US? And if you add to them all of the able-bodied low life people that collect welfare, THAT should fill the need for a few years!

Given the fact that too many young men in the country have become so abhorrently soft in mind and body, there is no way that reinstating the draft would be feasible. Sadly, 20 years of MTV, spectator sports, video games, and fast food have rendered the average American youth unfit for service. To bring one of these guys to a fighting level would be far too costly and likely result in a high degree of cardiac arrests, mental breakdowns, or outright desertion. Stick with a volunteer force. You get guys (and gals) who are generally fit, of at least average intellectual capacity, and most importantly...committed.

AveMaria

I agree with all your sentiments and I am disapproving of politicians involved in military matters and using our men and women as poltical pawns. Of course, even Machiavelli had a hard time finding a better way to wage war for the purpose of national gain.

My point was to view the draft vice volunteer issue as a purely tactical one related to the battlefield. Conscription is fine in dire matters, but even under those conditions, you rely more on your volunteer forces given their willingness to be soldiers. I saw this first hand while in the FFL. We were all volunteer by design and served as elite forces because of that design characteristic. France finally did away with its conscription in 2001 after struggling with problems for decades.