| CDSmith |
03-08-2007 08:31 AM |
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Originally Posted by DEA
(Post 12039697)
As i said above i highly doubt the US goverments would force citizens into battle at gun point.They cant and wont force anyone to go to war.
Do you dispute the goverment lied to the US people about WMD in iraq? Knowing that fact if a drat was put into place you would still go and fight?
If i was drafted to a war that was not on US soil or did not directly threaten The USA ..then there is no way i would go.Brand me whatever name you like,draft dodger,coward,objector..whatever...point is america was founded on standing up for what you belive in and freedom.I see it as my duty to my country to maintain these values...If not am i a realy free?Am i really what an American is suppose to be? ..me thinks not
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Whatever. All I'm saying is that it is my understanding that when there is a draft in the USA, you as a person who falls within that draft do NOT have a choice in the matter. I'm not arguing that it's right or wrong, I'm just stating what I know. They don't come to each person of draft age and say "Would you like to come help out?"... no, they send you a notice telling you to report. They tell you when to report, and they tell you where to report.
I can't see the issue being up for debate when a draft is being conducted.
And yes, it's a scary notion, but I suppose it's also a question of whether or not you trust your leaders enough to give them the benefit of the doubt when they obviously should have more intel on a situation going on in the world than you do. A threat may not be right on US soil but I can think of certain instances in history where a lot of Americans were willingly drafted and fought overseas for the USA and for the cause of world freedom. Good thing very few back in the early 1940's adopted your stance of "Well, the Germans arn't attacking us on US soil so fuck the draft. Once they get here THEN I'll fight"
However, I would hope that no future draft would be instituted without a similar legitimate reason as that of the WWII era. |
