[EggsAckley]

For the past two decades I have felt that ending the draft was the worst thing that could have happened to the last few generations of young men. So many of them who are aimless, lazy, unmotivated, and stuck in minimum wage jobs, would have had a marvelous opportunity to learn discipline, a trade, further education, and a sense of self esteem. Reinstate the draft TODAY, is my opinion.

[max61]

So many of them who are aimless, lazy, unmotivated, and stuck in minimum wage jobs, would have had a marvelous opportunity to learn discipline, a trade, further education, and a sense of self esteem.

What makes you think that "aimless, lazy, unmotivated" persons would perform well in the military?. Hell, persons such as this would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer money as they probably wouldn't even make it through basic training.

---max

[MarkM]

Wouldn't a draft today have to include women? It seems to me that opens up a whole new layer of political conflict and disunity.

[Jolly Rodgers]

For the past two decades I have felt that ending the draft was the worst thing that could have happened to the last few generations of young men. So many of them who are aimless, lazy, unmotivated, and stuck in minimum wage jobs, would have had a marvelous opportunity to learn discipline, a trade, further education, and a sense of self esteem. Reinstate the draft TODAY, is my opinion.

Are you so enthralled by social welfare programs that you would advocate converting the US military into such an institution?

[sendtoscott]

For the past two decades I have felt that ending the draft was the worst thing that could have happened to the last few generations of young men. So many of them who are aimless, lazy, unmotivated, and stuck in minimum wage jobs, would have had a marvelous opportunity to learn discipline, a trade, further education, and a sense of self esteem. Reinstate the draft TODAY, is my opinion.

What do you think about people who home-school their children? Should kids be forcibly placed in govt care to have their attitudes "adjusted" by govt agents only when they are military govt agents, or should public school govt agents get a crack at everyone's kids as well?

[sailor4321]

And I support the draft not for what it will possibly do for draftees, but because the Founding Fathers very wisely were suspicious of a large standing army, which most certainly now have.

We're about to see the negative side of a large standing army on our freedom. What we have already seen is a tendency for do-gooders to use the army recklessly in overseas adventures --- in effect, our ability to intervene creates a foreign policy of intervention.

[det dweller too]

So many of them who are aimless, lazy, unmotivated, and stuck in minimum wage jobs, would have had a marvelous opportunity to learn discipline, a trade, further education, and a sense of self esteem. Reinstate the draft TODAY, is my opinion.

It is the height of arrogance to be altruistic with other peoples lives. kinda reminds you of how generous democraps can be with other peoples money.

If there is ANYTHING we learned from vietnam, it is that before you put someone in a position that may cost him his life, that you get his AGREEMENT first! That is the burden on GWBs shoulders now, and he can get that job done.

[annieokie]

My opinion also. First let's go after the street gangs, we do have terrorist right here in good ole USA, street gangs. These little punks have been terrorizing our neighborhoods for years and getting away with it. Draft the little hood's, send them to about 2 years of GOOD OLD FASHIONED BOOT CAMP. Why should they wander the streets as if they haven't a care in the world, while our other better educated, more motivated get themself killed for them?