dixon wrote:
In his debate, Bush clearly stated that the all volunteer military is
working just fine and there will be no draft. I am willing to bet that there
will be a draft in Bushes term (if he lasts the full term). How about
$100.00 per bet. I'll tenativly go with ten of you ($1,000.00). I will send
my money to a third party that is trusted, or any method that will insure
safety for both of us. If you agree to the bet, I will send first (money
order, cashiers check or whatever works). The third party will let you know
the funds are there and when they recieve your money the bet is on. Lets see
how confident you really are in your new president.
Dixon

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There will be no draft under Bush, just as there would have been no
draft if Kerry had won.

All the services, with the current exception of the Army, have more
applicants than billets. The Army has only recently had problems meeting
enlistment quotas. There are other methods to entice the recruitment and
retention of qualified people such as enlistment bonuses, re-enlistment
bonuses and delayed entry programs that will be deployed in lieu of a draft.

Remember Kerry stating that he would increase the size of the Army by
some number of divisions? I think that was part of his downfall. If the
military is used the way it is supposed to be used, and not for nation
building or law enforcement, the technology advantage enjoyed by the US
military more than makes up for numbers.

Implementation of a draft in the current world situation would be
political suicide for both sides of Congress.

Eisboch

If the
military is used the way it is supposed to be used, and not for nation
building or law enforcement, the technology advantage enjoyed by the US
military more than makes up for numbers.

If.

What happens when we use the military for nation building and law enforcement,
as we are at the present time? Unless this changes in the future- and it won't
for the next four years, we lose the advantage of our technologies. Our most
effective technologies were designed to defeat sophisticated weapons systems
rather than individual criminal terrorist *******s hiding among a population of
innocents.