Rangel Wants Draft Reinstated
During the 2004 presidential election, Democrats were trying to scare young men and women into voting against Republicans by claiming the draft would be reinstated. They said the military was spread too thin in Afghanistan and Iraq and more soldiers would be needed. They also claimed that if re-elected, Bush would surely go to war with Iran and North Korea. It would only be a matter of timer before Republicans brought back the draft.
You can imagine my shock when I heard over the weekend that Charlie Rangel (D-NY) will introduce a bill to reinstate the draft. Only this time, according to Rangel, it will be a deterrent. You know, to keep the administration from starting wars. Oddly enough, it paves the way for any future administration to have a draft in place.
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"There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way," Rangel said. |
Source: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061120/D8LGK3D00.html
Check out Michelle Malkin's post for details on the scare tactics used by Democrats in 2004.
And as an added bonus, Karol at Alarming News points out that Rangel had a similar bill and proceeded to vote against it in October, 2004.
Comments
How many kids does Rangel have?
Draft or not, Rich kids will still avoid military service. The quality of the American fighting force can only remain high if it continues to be an all-volunteer force.
Posted by: morpheus![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.thebrokenchair.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 21, 2006 08:06 AM
You are correct. A volunteer military is the way to go.
Some have pointed out that this is Rangel just trying to create the Vietnam era hatred for the military.
And I read that Pelosi has shot this down already. Nice to see them all working together.
Posted by: Ed Z | November 21, 2006 09:32 AM
How can anyone take this guy seriously? He sounds like Elmer Fudd!!
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November 21, 2006 07:01 PM
Also Rangel proposed this in 2004 and voted AGAINST it.
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November 22, 2006 08:03 AM
This was so much hokum. I would come across liberal blogs claiming that Bush was going to reinstate the draft then Charming Charlie pulls this on them.
I wonder if it hurt the liberal cause or even their fellings at all.
Probably not because I'm sure the "Progressives ignore Rangel too...
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November 23, 2006 11:16 AM