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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (187759)	5/4/2004 3:25:54 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570913

The only opposition was from those who thought Clinton was trying to "wag the dog." After four years of ethnic cleansing in Croatia and Bosnia, the siege of Sarayevo, concentration camp pictures remindful of Buchenwald, do you think that he was wagging the dog? In principle, they all supported his actions in Kosovo, even wanting to go further, but Clinton was gravely concerned about American casualties, which is why he kept waging the war from 10,000 feet. In 1999, 15 republican congressmen brought a suit against Clinton to stop the Kosovo war. Right wing pundits the country over blasted Clinton over the war. Tom Delay voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. Delay voted in favor of an amendment to the Kosovo Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act which prohibited the use of funds for any invasion of Yugoslavia with U.S. ground forces. In 1999, during Clinton's war in Kosovo, DeLay took to the House floor to denounce the military campaign, its goals, and its leadership. DeLay called the effort war a "quagmire" and compared it to Vietnam. He said it would "drag on," costing billions of dollars. He accused the president of failing to specify how long our troops would have to stay, and he urged the administration to withdraw them "before the body bags start coming home." DeLay said that Clinton "has bombed its way around the globe," and added, "International respect and trust for America has diminished every time we casually let the bombs fly." DeLay even urged Congress to de-fund the war and "pull out the forces we now have in the region." As if that weren't enough, DeLay accused Clinton of orchestrating a dangerous occupation in a far-away land. Once a U.S.-led coalition "starts meddling in the internal affairs of sovereign nations, where does it stop?" he asked. He charged that we were "starting to resemble a power-hungry imperialist army" and portrayed our mission as an "occupation by foreigners." Al

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (187759)	5/4/2004 12:29:07 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570913

Selective Service eyes women's draft The proposal would also require registration of critical skills By ERIC ROSENBERG SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON -- The chief of the Selective Service System has proposed registering women for the military draft and requiring that young Americans regularly inform the government about whether they have training in niche specialties needed in the armed services. The proposal, which the agency's acting Director Lewis Brodsky presented to senior Pentagon officials just before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, also seeks to extend the age of draft registration to 34 years old, up from 25. The Selective Service System plan, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, highlights the extent to which agency officials have planned for an expanded military draft in case the administration and Congress would authorize one in the future. "In line with today's needs, the Selective Service System's structure, programs and activities should be re-engineered toward maintaining a national inventory of American men and, for the first time, women, ages 18 through 34, with an added focus on identifying individuals with critical skills," the agency said in a Feb. 11, 2003, proposal presented to senior Pentagon officials. Brodsky and Richard Flahavan, the agency's director of public and congressional affairs, reviewed the six-page proposal with Pentagon officials responsible for personnel issues. They included Charles Abell, principal deputy undersecretary for personnel and readiness, and William Carr, deputy undersecretary for military personnel policy. The agency officials acknowledged that they would have "to market the concept" of a female draft to Congress, which ultimately would have to authorize such a step. Dan Amon, a spokesman for the Selective Service System, based in Arlington, Va., said that the Pentagon has taken no action on the proposal to expand draft registration. "These ideas were only being floated for Department of Defense consideration," Amon said. He described the proposal as "food for thought" for contingency planning. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jane Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Defense Department, said the Pentagon "has not agreed to, nor even suggested, a change to Selective Service's current missions." Nonetheless, Flahavan said the agency has begun designing procedures for a targeted registration and draft of people with computer and language skills, in case military officials and Congress authorize it. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say they oppose a revival of the military draft, last used in 1973 as the American commitment in Vietnam waned, beginning the era of the all-volunteer force. Mandatory registration for the draft was suspended in 1975 but was resumed in 1980 by President Carter after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. About 13.5 million men, ages 18 to 25, currently are registered with the Selective Service. "I don't know anyone in the executive branch of the government who believes that it would be appropriate or necessary to reinstitute the draft," Rumsfeld said last month. At present, the Selective Service is authorized to register only young men and they are not required to inform the government about any professional skills. Separately, the agency has in place a special registration system to draft health care personnel in more than 60 specialties into the military if necessary in a crisis. Some of the skill areas where the armed forces are facing "critical shortages" include linguists and computer specialists, the agency said. Americans would then be required to regularly update the agency on their skills until they reach age 35. Individuals proficient in more than one critical skill would list the skill in which they have the greatest degree of competency. seattlepi.nwsource.com