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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (181475)	1/23/2004 9:56:28 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573926

A draft should only be used when the country is indeed in dire danger and we need to call up as many troops as possible. Dire danger is indeed the centerpiece of every speech by gw. Our troops have not been as strained as they are today since WW2, when practically every able bodied man in the nation volunteered to fight. Today we have to buy their service to preserve the luxury of the many to stay home and "support" the war. That kind of passive support desensitizes people relative to war, because it has no effect on them, other then to stimulate their empathy....unfortunately some have a keener sense of empathy than others. Al

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (181475)	1/25/2004 8:10:32 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573926

Tenchusatsu, RE: "a system of "shared sacrifice" that takes away personal choice." War isn't a personal choice during a recession when it is only a poor child that attends war essentially unwillingly due to financial reasons. The contrast between the advantages the rich parents are giving their children (paid schooling/paid overseas touring trips into booming economic markets) during this recession is large and different than the poor parents whose children go to war for financial reasons. Every war should require a certain small amount of a draft so everyone feels it; a draft of any person from a family with two or more children. This is the only way to get most everyone equally engaged on the issue. The rich kids tour China, while the poor kids work in Iraq. Regards, Amy J