Bring on the draft!
Powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) says he
wants to bring back the military draft to counter widening threats and keep
politicians from starting wars.”I don’t see how anyone can support
the war and not support the draft,” he said. “I think to do so is
hypocritical.”
Powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) says he wants to bring back the military draft to counter widening threats and keep politicians from starting wars.”I don’t see how anyone can support the war and not support the draft,” he said. “I think to do so is hypocritical.”
Asked on CBS’s “Face the Nation” whether he was serious about his proposal, Rangel replied bluntly, “You bet your life. Underscore ’serious.’ “
Rangel said if there had been a draft in 2003, the U.S. never would have gone to war because politicians wouldn’t want to put their own sons and daughters in harm’s way.
“There’s no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq . . . if indeed we’d had a draft,” he said.
Yes, this doesn’t stand the chance of the proverbial snowball — for the reasons outlined by Rangel — a Korean War vet, btw. Last check, there were only 2 members of Congress who had kids serving in Iraq.
The streets of America would be filled with protesters if every family had to assume the risk of politicians sending their kids off to war.
Posted: Mon - November 20, 2006 at 09:02 AM