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Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M.

Danny Westneat / Times staff columnist
McDermott plays risky draft game



"The military draft is coming!" said a recent e-mail, one of two dozen such warnings I've received in the past month. "Bush is quietly pushing it because he needs more troops. Can't you look into this before we're all hauled off to fight?"

OK, I looked into it. It's true, there is a proposal to revive the draft. Only not from Bush — from Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott.

In fact there he was on CNN last Friday, arguing that Americans aged 18 to 26 should be conscripted into two-year terms in either the military or a civilian service.

"I think every man and woman ought to be subject to service in this country, just like the Israelis or a lot of other countries," he said.

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