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To: Selectric II who wrote (25040)	9/23/2004 4:07:42 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 173976

Bush has more wars to launch and not enough troops. He will have a draft, but call it something else. TP <font color=green>Osama still has a job, do you?</font>

To: Selectric II who wrote (25040)	9/23/2004 4:35:38 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Respond to of 173976

I hear the opposite, that they are having trouble with retention, especially in the Guard. Wait until the current crop in Iraq can get out, and many will. Those who want to reinstitute the draft think that it will make people think harder before approving of our politicians sending our troops off to war. An interesting idea, but maybe they should simply draft the children of our law makers...

To: Selectric II who wrote (25040)	9/23/2004 7:26:10 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Here is one data point, although we'd need to see the trend. Maybe some who signed up before will step back, and others will take their places. General: Guard Won't Meet Recruiting Goal Thu Sep 23, 2:20 PM ET By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer WASHINGTON - The Army National Guard will fall 5,000 soldiers short of its recruiting goal this year, in part because fewer in the active-duty force are switching to part-time service, knowing how frequently Guard units are being dispatched to war zones, the Guard's top general said Thursday. It will be the first time since 1994 that the Guard has missed its sign-up goal. news.yahoo.com