The case for reinstating the military draft in the USA 39 Articles

by The Original Maverick

America has entered into the dawn of the 21st century with a mindset from the 1960s. When Vietnam became what most thought an unnecessary war, causing division that still exists today, the United States soon after turned t...read more

by Cedric Mcclester

"Do We Need To Bring Back The Draft?" As unpopular as the notion may seem, it is time for us to ask ourselves a serious, question, do we need to bring back the draft? Like it or not, the adventurism of the Bush Adm...read more

by Will Kester

I support a draft, of all eligible-aged Americans, to serve their country for a minimum of two years. It is not unprecedented, and could accomplish a lot of things other than providing troops to fight wars. Consider this: ...read more

by Jeff Stepper

Instituting the draft is not a good idea without major reform. My personal belief is that we should not have one at all. By having a draft that signals that we are preparing for war. I think that instead of preparing to wa...read more

by Robert Tippett

I remember going to register for the vote when I turned 18. I remember watching the big wire ball, filled with paper slips, being spun by politicians on the 6:00 PM news. When the ball stopped they opened the cage door a...read more

by Michael Moore

This is a discussion in my household at least once a month as the evening news plays in the background. Society as whole has the duty to protect itself from enemies here and abroad. Whether or not you support the "War in...read more

by Gideon MacLeish

In the 1960's, the liberals in the country demanded the US government abolish the draft. The reason, they said, was because the draft caused the children of poor families to have to fight and die against their will for the...read more

by Perry Hotter

There are so many reasons to reinstate the draft, from equality of responsibility to ending the current debacle in Iraq, its difficult to find reasons NOT to reinstate. Despite President Bush's repeated admonitions that t...read more

by Pam Folse

With the argument over sending troops to fight, do we have enough troops to send? They say they are thinking about starting up the draft again. I was thinking instead of drafting, why don't they go to the court systems fin...read more

by Devin Salinger

Freedom Fighters (A Satyrical Essay) As a major super power, the United States must become an example for smaller, less fortunate nations. We must be like a parent to other countries. We must tear them down when they a...read more

by Francois Poitevin

If there's one thing I have learned over the past years, it's that history repeats itself, and must do so in an inevitable fashion. Everything that happens is absolutely necessary. Though some view the Vietnam War as point...read more

by Mobile Mechanixx

Roman matrons used to say to their men; "Come back to me with your shield, or on it". Eventually they stopped saying this to their men. Then Rome instituted the draft. Shortly thereafter, Rome fell. This was not a coincide...read more

by Adam Smith

I am a veteran of the war in Iraq. My ideas on this subject have been formed from my personal experience on the battlefield, not in the office doing research. So take it with a grain of salt, and thank god there are people...read more

by Rob P.

In a perfect world there would be no need for war or for a draft. Unfortunately as long as people are given the freedom of choice, there will be dissension and disagreement and inevitably conflict. Since we don't live ...read more

by Linden Arden

Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute(U.S. Army), General Lute president Bush's war adviser stated when referring to a question regarding reinstating the military draft put to him on National Public Radio (Aug 10, 2007), "I think it makes...read more

by Bill Harder

We are a country of freedom and choices. We don't need a draft. If we need more soldiers, than we need to create the incentive that will attract those individuals to those jobs. Telling people what to do, when to do it,...read more

by Carl Harris

I saw, a few months back, on the nightly news they-a military spokesperson- announced that the government is strongly considering reinstating the draft. Now, I've established in my last blog entry that I support the milita...read more

by Lawrence Seiler

Having this discussion about reinstating the draft is a testament to the post-911 hysteria that runs rampant in our country. I will confidently make the assumption that our congress will not institute a draft in the near ...read more

by Robert Riley

Yeah, reinstitute the draft, then step back and watch how many of the youth in this country go underground. You want a war? You'll get one right in our own backyard. I don't know how long it will take or when it will h...read more

by Edward Taylor

Here we go again....Reinstitution of a draft based on what? You see history has repeated itself. A conservative republican president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, told us to beware of the industrial war complex. He felt that ...read more