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Should the draft be reinstated?
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| Yes | 29% | 430 votes | Total: 1467 votes | |
| No | 71% | 1037 votes |
Yes
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Created on: November 23, 2007
The draft should be reinstated in the United States. In fact, we should employ a conscripted service
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Created on: July 04, 2008 Last Updated: October 03, 2011
As a former Vietnam era Veteran and United States Army Drill Instructor, I can almost assure you that
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by Ted Sherman
Created on: May 27, 2007
All the signs point ahead to a long, long period of global unrest, particularly brought on by the growing
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Created on: June 18, 2007
-In short, yes, the draft ought to be reinstated. However, the way in which conscription occurs is very
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by Stoneheart
Created on: September 13, 2007
I didn't get a round trip to Vietnam when I was draft-bait in the 60s. At first, I had a student deferment.
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by Dennis Kriz
Created on: September 12, 2007
We need to re-institute the draft because the nation is at war not merely in Iraq and Afghanistan but
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by Larry Rahn
Created on: December 22, 2008
The draft should be reinstated, maybe not like the old one, but, perhaps more like the lottery used
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by Dan Balcom
Created on: March 29, 2008
Patriotism seems lost on this generation. Americans want their cake and want to eat it too. We were
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Created on: April 25, 2008
As a former Marine, I have seen the devastation of war, and I have witnessed its aftereffects on those
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Created on: May 26, 2007
We are at a time of war. We're not at a time of peace nor are we at a time of prosperity. We are at
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Created on: August 18, 2007
Not only do i believe that we should have a drat, but we should also have mandatory service into he
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Created on: July 06, 2007 Last Updated: August 30, 2010
To me, this is like jury duty. You are called to jury duty based on an alleged random system, although
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No
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Created on: July 11, 2007 Last Updated: February 29, 2012
Military conscription, popularly known as "the draft", ended in America in the early 1970s, nearly 40
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by Zach Bigalke
Created on: July 02, 2007
With the occupation of Iraq lasting over four years, ongoing struggles to subdue Taliban insurgency
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Created on: February 25, 2010
With the extended wars, rumors of wars and dirty little wars that are constantly being engaged, it is
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Created on: November 02, 2010
No, I do not believe that the draft should be reinstated. I do not think that anyone should be made
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Created on: July 13, 2010 Last Updated: July 23, 2010
Ayn Rand once wrote, "Of all the statist violations of individual rights in a mixed economy, the military
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by Jasper Wolf
Created on: May 27, 2007
A military draft should not be reinstated because our all-volunteer force levels are sufficient, and
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by Ken Miller
Created on: June 29, 2007
The draft has, in times past, had its place. However, like war itself, the draft is, at best, a two-edged
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by Simeon Henry
Created on: October 26, 2008 Last Updated: January 30, 2011
Should the draft be reinstated? A better question is should slavery be reinstated? Right now, we have
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Created on: May 25, 2009 Last Updated: June 03, 2009
The draft is an ongoing controversial subject. Between World War II and the Vietnam War the draft was
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by Kevin Tumy
Created on: October 10, 2007
Anybody who has any knowledge of military affairs or experience in the military knows the answer to
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Created on: February 19, 2009
I do not think the draft should be reinstated. When and if the U.S. returns to the use of a military
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Created on: October 26, 2008
The draft should not be reinstated. We have enough outcries and problems from people with the fact that
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Created on: August 11, 2007
Should the draft be reinstated?
I've been married to a military man and have lived the military lifestyle
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by Robin Landry
Created on: October 20, 2009 Last Updated: October 21, 2009
In considering the question on whether the United States should reinstate a military draft, I very quickly
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Created on: November 26, 2007
There was a time when the military draft was necessary to induct huge numbers of young men for training
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Created on: March 07, 2008
In the United States there is an all volunteer military. No draft or forced service is in effect, and
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by H D Dumas
Created on: May 27, 2007
I support our Nation's existing military but I do not support restoring the draft. Currently, it is
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by Dan Hiland
Created on: May 28, 2009
Caught In A Draft
A military force is only as good as the people it attracts. As such, it behooves
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by Liam Kloef
Created on: December 23, 2008
During the last Great War, a variety of eager enemies confronted the US of A: the most powerful were
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Created on: August 21, 2007
First of all, think of what a draft is? Simply stated a draft is a way to force people into a life they
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