It is about the fact that you want to end something that ended 50 years ago. That is not listening.This isn't about me. I'm an old man with guns.
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It is about the fact that you want to end something that ended 50 years ago. That is not listening.This isn't about me. I'm an old man with guns.
Are you conceding?
It isn't about me. I am probably older than you and have more gunsIn other words you have nothing.
Just curious as to why you start a thread about women and the draft...and then assert the draft should be abolished all together.
... Because the draft should be abolished. Why drag women into this unjust practice?
If men and women feel the need to take up arms to protect their interests; let them make that choice for themselves. A well regulated militia is necessary for a free state; but you don't see me forcing people to carry a gun.
It is about the fact that you want to end something that ended 50 years ago. That is not listening.
... Because the draft should be abolished. Why drag women into this unjust practice?
If men and women feel the need to take up arms to protect their interests; let them make that choice for themselves. A well regulated militia is necessary for a free state; but you don't see me forcing people to carry a gun.
A well regulated militia for a free state is going to fight overseas? Right. Ok
Finally, a relative question.Then why register?
...maybe if women are included, the end of the Selective Service will come sooner....
I don't plan on bombing innocent children in a far off land; because their government won't bow to our Imperialism.
When foreign soldiers set foot on my soil; I'll be prepared for them.
Throwing gasoline by signing a registration card?Throwing gasoline on the fire is not the most effective way to extinguish it.
Finally, a relative question.
It has all been discussed. Please read back thought and find your answer.
I understand you are not really interested in this, all you wanted to do is try to tell us that women are going to war.I'm not interested in entertaining your wild goose chase.
If you have an answer; present it.
I see, then you really have no idea what a standing army is for.
That doesn't answer anything. We are living in a different time, and it is time to come up to date.“A standing army is one of the greatest mischief that can possibly happen” -- James Madison
“Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government.” --Henry David Thoreau
"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." --James Madison
"No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."
— James Madison
You haven't worked out the numbers.
There are 2,000,000 new 18-year-olds every year. That's two million.
There are only 2,000,000 people in the current active-duty military force as it is. If you conscript an additional 2,000,000 men for a four-year tour every year, that will expand the active-duty force to eight million troops.
Worse, it will take more than that--probably up to 10,000,000 total--because all those added troops will require added services and support. For instance, the DoD is currently capable of handling 120,000 new accessions annually. If that must be expanded to 2,000,000 new accessions annually, training capacity (facilities, instructors, services, legal, medical) will have to be expanded accordingly.
And worse, there will be fully a million of them at any one time that aren't yet trained well enough for any purpose.
We don’t.Then what need we of a draft?