First off if your gonna bother reading any of this, read this link first:
The Real Draft Bill that went before the senate
You guys are too funny arguing about this bs,
for 1 the gulf war was not in the 80's and maybe a little chronology might help a bit (it was from 90-91)
I wasn't to graduate till 95 and a little poke to the ribs with a 6" blade took me out of the delayed entry program and ultimately put a stop my HighSchool and Military carreer. otherwise I would be over there now as a Marine.
1990 Hussein accuses Kuwait on 17 July of oil overproduction and theft of oil from the Rumailia Oil Field.
1990 On 25 July US Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, tells Hussien that the Iraq/Kuwaitt dispute is an Arab matter, not one that affects the United States.
1990 Hussein invades Kuwait on August 2. President Bush freezes Iraqi and Kuwatti assets. The United Nations calls on Hussien to withdraw.
Aug 6,1990 Economic sanctions are authorized.
Aug 7, 1990 Secretery of Defense Cheny visits Suadi Arabia. The 82nd Airborne and several fighter squadrons are dispatched.
Aug 8. 1990 Iraq annexes Kuwait
Aug 9, 1990 The UN declare's Iraq's annexation invailid
Aug 12, 1990 The USA announces intrediction program of Irai shipping.
Aug 22, 1990 President Bush authorizes call up of reserves.
Aug 25, 1990 Military interdiction authorized by the UN
Sep 14, 1990 Iraqi forces storm a number of diplomatic missions in Kuwait City.
Nov 8, 1990 Bush orders aditional deployments to give "offensive option" to US forces.
Nov 20, 1990 45 Democrats file suit in Washington to have President Bush first seek Congressional approval of military operations. (eventually thrown out)
Nov 22, 1990 President Bush visits the troops for Thanksgiving.
Nov 29, 1990 UN Security Council authorizes force if Iraq doesnt withdraw from Kuwait by midnight EST Janu. 15.
Nov 30, 1990 Bush invites Tariq Aziz to Washington and offers to send Secretary of State James Baker to Baghdad.
Jan 9, 1991 Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva. The meeting is 6 hrs, but no results.
Jan 12, 1991 Congress votes to allow for US troops to be used in offensive operations.
Jan 15, 1991 The deadline set by the UN Resolution 678 for Iraq to withdraw.
Jan 16, 1991 First US government statement of Operation Desert-Storm made.
Marlin Fitzwater announces, "The liberation of Kuwait has begun..."
The air war started Jan 17 at 2:38 a.m. (local time) or January 16 at 6:38PM EST due to an 8 hour time difference, with an Apache helicopter attack.
US warplanes attack Baghdad, Kuwait and other military targets in Iraq.
Jan 17, 1991 Iraq launches first SCUD Missle attack.
Jan 30, 1991 US forces in the Gulf exceed 500,000.
Feb 6, 1991 Jordan King Hussein lashes out against American bombardments and supports Iraq.
Feb 13, 1991 US Bombers destroy a bunker complex in Baghdad with several hundred citizens inside. Nearly 300 die.
Feb 17, 1991 Tariq Aziz travels to Moscow to discuss possible negotiated end to the war.
Feb 22, 1991 President Bush issues an ultimatum of Feb 23 for Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait.
Feb 23, 1991 Ground war begins with Marines, Army and Arab forces moving into Iraq and Kuwait.
Feb 25, 1991 Iraqi SCUD missle hits a US barracks in Saudi Arabia killing 27.
Feb 26, 1991 Kuwaiti resistence leaders declare they are in control of Kuwait City.
Feb 27, 1991 President Bush orders a cease fire effective at midnight Kuwaiti time.
Mar 3, 1991 Iraqi leaders formally accept cease fire terms
Mar 4, 1991 Ten Allied POWs freed
Mar 5, 1991 35 POWs released
Mar 8, 1991 First US combat forces return home.
If you read this far then I will top it with this. I do not agree with the war in Iraq. And it is by far not a "Tame War" in fact the words make an oxymoron as there is no such thing as a tame war just in the definition of the 2 words. I support the troops who are there, and yes if called to duty I would go and serve proudly. Unfortunately I do not feel that the war is by any means justifiable, and I do not think that a draft to take the young people of this country into harms way against their will would be right.
News flash for those of you who think you might be exempt
The SSS (Selective Service System) sends you a notice, within 10 days you must report for a physical, if you pass then a maximum of 193 days later you will be dodging bullets on the front lines with the rest of the nations youth whos birth day fell on or after ____ date who couldn't buy their way out.
For those who Do NOT meet the Physical and Mental and "Moral" standards of the U.S. Armed forces standards Fall into the ASW category and are assigned alterative jobs to fufill their "obligation" to the country.
(step 1 is failing the standards and being assigned ASW status)
(2) Order the ASW to report for alternative
service work;
(3) Issue such orders as are required
to schedule the ASW for job interviews;
(4) Issue such orders as are required
to schedule the ASW for job placement;
(5) Monitor the ASW’s job performance;
(6) Issue a certificate of satisfactory
completion of the ASW’s Alternative
Service obligation;
(7) Return the ASW to the jurisdiction
of the area office from which he
was directed to perform Alternative
Service; and
(8) Perform such other actions the
Director may authorize as necessary to
administer the Alternative Service
Program.
In other words mandatory slave labor.
And best of all as listed in the SSS's SELECTIVE SERVICE
SYSTEM ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN for the FISCAL YEAR 2004
"STRATEGIC GOAL 4 ENHANCE THE SYSTEM WHICH GUARANTEES
THAT EACH CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR IS
PROPERLY CLASSIFIED, PLACED, AND
MONITORED"
And thanks to our lovely patriot act and the nice newly, & extremely Well funded Homeland Security organization
we might be in for some whitch hunts salem style
I would say it is safe to say in general were all just fucked anyways.
anyone who feels the need to confirm any of this feel free to do so.
The draft bill before congress:
http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:SN00089:@@@L&summ2=m&
The SSS's annual performance plan & just their site for general questions you might have.
http://www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html
http://www.sss.gov
The desert storm facts
http://www.desert-storm.com/War/chronology.html
and i am not sure what the hell else I posted now lol
but it makes you think about freedom and what your definition of the word is.
Myself, I think we are living in a bit of a martial law situation and are all slave to a dolla anyways, whitchever way it goes I'll be ready.
If a draft started an uprising, it just might be what is needed for them to complete the totalitarian state. then again it just might be enough to start a full on revolution and set things on on a new playing field.
Hitler had his Schutzstaffel (english translation Protection Squadron aka the SS
Bush has the Secret Service
funny they both invade countries. wow... what other characteristics do they share. I didn't read anyting about slave labor did I oh wait ASW...
I wasn't picking fights or pointing finger with this post and I dont care to be harped on about it but as long as there is a serious discussion I will continue to check back.
for now I think I wrote too much of a fuckin novel.
:edit: and BTW it is an 8yr obligation and to my understanding you can be called up for an additional 8 but I am not 100% on that cause i got tired of looking for that answer lol