The Draft

[bigboab]

Like the greatest sportsman of the 20th Century?

I dont think conscription would make any difference. There will always be wars.

J2, I think the American involvement in Vietnam ,Korea and WWII were 'defensive' or 'retalilation' type wars. I dont think the second Iraq war falls into either of these categories.

Leaving aside WWII and Korea, Viet Nam is most often compared with Iraq, so I'll use that:

In Viet Nam, we were (ostensibly, at least) trying to roll back/limit communism, which we deemed the evil-of-the-day.

In Iraq, we are (for the naysayers, again, ostensibly) trying to roll back/limit terrorism, the latest evil-of-the-day.

As I understand it, a lot of 'Al Queda' terrorists originated in Saudi. Was geography not one of Georges' better subjects at school?

[j2k4]

Leaving aside WWII and Korea, Viet Nam is most often compared with Iraq, so I'll use that:

In Viet Nam, we were (ostensibly, at least) trying to roll back/limit communism, which we deemed the evil-of-the-day.

In Iraq, we are (for the naysayers, again, ostensibly) trying to roll back/limit terrorism, the latest evil-of-the-day.

As I understand it, a lot of 'Al Queda' terrorists originated in Saudi. Was geography not one of Georges' better subjects at school?

Good point.

To be perfectly honest, I'd have begun in Saudi Arabia and not stopped until dinner in Istanbul.

There is/was the question about WMD, though, and no , let's not do that again.

[bigboab]

I promise this is the last mention of WMD.
They could use WMD-40 to get them out of a sticky situation.
Got my coat on.

[j2k4]

Got my coat on.

Yes...yes, you do.

[100%]

No it would make them less cautious.
By forcing military knowhow on the public, in the method that they do, which enforces "patriotism" and more.
In a draft society war is more likelly due to it's publics readiness (instead of the coffee drinking and farting on chair while discussing war hypothetically draft). Ontop of which the government has enabled a bigger machine and must sustain it. Hence war is more likelly than a commercial one ( i love watching their ads).
Isreal is a good example. America's commercial advertising of the military power comes close to draft, Hollands technique is simply a non draft country.

The bigger you get the more things you hurt and the more you have to defend.

Cautious is when you cross cross the street, it means you are already taking a chance....

Yes i am one of those on standby should my gov call an emergency.
They better be cautious.

[JPaul]

I promise this is the last mention of WMD.
They could use WMD-40 to get them out of a sticky situation.
Got my coat on.

Surely there is little or no prospect of anyone outside of the UK getting that one boab.

I suspect that there are few within it who would either.

[Busyman™]

They could use WD-40 to get them out of a sticky situation.

Fixed

[ram82082]

i say no. a draft wood supply more troops, n with our current admin im sure they'd be deployed sumwhere almost immediately. your ? seems to say that theres a difference b/t volenteers and draftees in the political/military eyes. man a bodys a body to them

[MagicNakor]

If they start drafting wood, Canada's in trouble.

[bigboab]

They could conscript(Keeping on thread) them to deal with splinter groups.