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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Enam Luf who wrote (599076)	8/3/2004 5:27:15 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

If there's a draft it's going to expose more soldiers to warfare in Iraq (and maybe Iran and Syria) too. Surely you don't expect more casualties from an expanded and extended war out in the Middle East?

To: Enam Luf who wrote (599076)	8/3/2004 5:30:25 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

The Difference Between a Slave and a Free Man A growing number of liberals and conservatives alike are talking about the desirability of some form of military conscription or compulsory national service. Award-winning veteran liberal columnist Nicholas von Hoffman recently responded to this with a column that got right to the heart of the matter: "National service is a form of slavery, though some may argue that it's really not since the conscriptees get paid, get college money, medical insurance and perhaps other bennies. But it's not a wage which distinguishes a free person from a slave; slaves have often been paid in the past. The difference between a slave and a free man is that a free man is free -- free to work at whatever wages he can get, free not to work. He's free to go, free to come, free to talk, free to be silent and free to refuse to serve." (Source: Nicholas von Hoffman, New York Observer: observer.com )