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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (187358)11/21/2006 1:57:29 PM
From: ig  Read Replies (1) of 794392
 
I've said it before: I'm not supporting a draft unless everyone -- and I mean EVERYONE -- spends time serving near battlezones. I don't mean right at the front with a gun, where the old farts like me would be a liability, not an asset; but somewhere nearby.

This goes especially for politicians. They can serve one month a year near the front. They can change bandages and empty bedpans. Or they can wash dishes or peel potatoes or push paper or do laundry or whatever the hell else they might be good for. But they need to be close enough to see, hear, and smell the immediate consequences of their decisions.

No deferments, no exceptions, no "I had other priorities."
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