Poll Finds Most Oppose Return to Draft

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WASHINGTON - Americans overwhelmingly oppose reinstatement of the military draft and most say they wouldn't encourage their children to enlist in the service either, an AP-Ipsos poll found.


That resistance underscores the dilemma facing the Bush administration as it struggles to recruit a volunteer military in war time.

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Despite the recruiting problems, seven in 10 Americans say they oppose reinstatement of the draft, and almost half of those polled strongly oppose that step, the AP-Ipsos poll found. About a quarter of the people in this country say they favor reinstating the draft.

Men were more likely than women to favor reinstating the draft and those over age 50 were more likely to favor it than younger adults. Republicans were more likely than Democrats to support the idea. But a majority of each of those groups opposed the draft.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050624/ap_on_re_us/draft_ap_ipsos_poll

All I can say is DUH, you needed a poll to tell you this?

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