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F.O.A.D.

On 5/17/13 12:35 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 5/17/13 10:42 AM, wrote:

If folks like you had not ended the draft, we would not need contract
soldiers.

I didn't end the draft. The draft was terminated during a Republican
administration. I protested the war against Vietnam, but never the draft.

My mistake. I was sure you were against the draft or just about
anything else military.

So you agree, we should reinstate the draft.
If we had that much conscripted labor in the military, we could get
away from most, if not all, of the contracting.

I favor two years of universal service. That could be fulfilled in the
military or in other ways deemed important by society.

I don't have much use for the military "establishment" because of its
self-perpetuating nature, its affinity for war, and the weak-wristed way
it cares for the short and long term needs of those who are injured. War
creates billets for officer and NCO promotions and opportunities for
profiteering by defense contractor establishments. My disdain for the
establishments, however, doesn't mean I lack respect for honorable
individuals who wear the uniform and risk their necks.