Monday, February 23, 2004

Democrats Support Military Draft for Neocon Wars

By Kurt Nimmo

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  1. just thought i’d point out that running to Canada is no longer an option.  the canuks sold us out.  now if the draft is instated traveling across the boarder will require u.s. gov’t consent.
    yea that’s what i like about our gov’t.  their bastards.

    Posted by jason from  on  02/27  at  11:38 PM

  2. If you go to http://www.witnessreport.com , it has alot of stuff on the neocons.

    Posted by William from  on  02/28  at  01:36 AM

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    BACKGROUND: The ongoing violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, recent bombings in Madrid, and continuing threat of terrorist attacks here in the U.S. all point to failures in the current U.S. national security strategy.  The Administration’s reliance on unilateral military force as the primary instrument to address the heinous crime of terrorism promises only to escalate the violence.  It is already clear that civilians will bear the brunt of this broadening “war on terror.” Without a serious change in our approach to building national and global security, more lives will be lost and billions of more dollars wasted on a failing policy.

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    Posted by Linda Zoblotsky from  on  03/19  at  09:07 AM

  4. Well said. I looked in the Congressional record to check status of S89 and HR 163 (mirror bill). HR 163 is in committee, referred to the House Armed Services Committee, then shlepped over to the Subcommittee on Total Force.  An executive statement from the DOD was requested, but I cannot find any evidence of a response. The web site for the House Armed Services Committee, when searced for HR 163 or S89, shows no results. Ditto for as search in the Subcommittee on Total Force’s web site.  Strange, huh?

    Posted by Mat Cotrimo from  on  03/23  at  06:30 PM

  5. I have received an email surely meaning to scare me into not voting for Bush. I am a Kerry supporter and think those tactics tend to backfire. Afterall the HR 163 was written by a Democrat to make the point that if there is a draft then no one should be exempt. However, we all know that even with a Draft there are varying levels of opportunity and the wealthy and well connected will never be unwilling grunts. The email states that Bush wants HR 163 on his desk by march 2005. Given the state of Iraq and our other security issues around the globe is there any new information on the likelihood that this bill could be taken seriously? Is it likely that the Whitehouse could call the authors bluff?. Thanks

    Posted by indi from  on  09/18  at  11:04 AM
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