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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (27348)	1/20/2005 10:28:41 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Psst. The people who voted for Bush are the ones who already serve in the military. When there was a draft Southerners made up 35% of the military, now they make up over 40% (Red States). In 1977, 22% of the military came from the Northeast. By 2000, that had fallen to 14% (Blue States). Why do you think Democrats tried to invalidate the absentee ballots of soldiers (in Florida)in 2000? re:" really hope that in the coming draft, those who voted for Dumbya, and their children, first get shipped to Iraq/Iran..."

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (27348)	1/20/2005 10:59:37 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 90947

If the conflict widens to Iran, I'm not sure a draft can be avoided. Won't matter who you voted for...if there is a draft you'll either serve or move to Canada. Then again...I'm not so sure there wouldn't have been a draft under Kerry either. He talked about adding troops to Iraq. He also talked about bringing in more international troops. Regardless, most Americans are seeing the war in Iraq for what it is...a boondoggle. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the first time since the start of the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans surveyed in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll say the United States made a mistake in sending troops to that country. Fifty-four percent of those polled said it was a mistake to send U.S. troops to Iraq, compared with 41 percent who expressed that sentiment in early June. Most respondents to the poll, 55 percent, also said they don't believe the war has made the United States safer from terrorism -- rejecting an argument that President Bush has repeatedly advanced in his rationale for the war. http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/24/poll.iraq/ Orca