Nearly 50,000 sign no draft petition since Wed. night.

[madfloridian]

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/005285.html

No Draft: Nearly 50,000 Speak Out
Governor Dean wrote to DFA supporters yesterday about the prospect of a draft. So far nearly 50,000 people have signed on to demand the truth about the future of our military commitments. In his letter he demanded an explanation:

Because of George Bush's failure to lead the world, we are nearly alone in Iraq. If we "stay the course" with this president, he will face a choice: drastically reduce our commitments or reinstate the draft. <...>

Will they force a new generation of young people to make the sacrifices they refused to make? Or will they leave us unprotected at home and in other dangerous parts of the world?

Governor Dean isn't the only leader speaking up. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, the youngest Democrat in Congress, spoke powerfully from the House floor this week -- watch the video on a PC or Mac. Here's an excerpt:
It is the same people who told us that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11; the same people who told us Saddam Hussein had something to do with weapons of mass destruction; the same people who told us we would be able to use the oil for reconstruction money; the same people who told us we would be greeted as liberators, not occupiers; the same people, the same President who told us the Taliban is gone; the same President who told us that Poland is our ally 2 days before they pull out; the same President who tells us Iraq is going just great; the same President who tells us the economy is going just great; the same people who told us the tax cuts were going to create millions of jobs; the same people who told us that the Medicare program only cost $400 billion when it really cost $540 billion.

So please forgive us for not believing what you are saying. Please forgive the students of this country for not believing what you are saying.

Sign the petition demanding honesty now and spread the word. Time is running out for Americans to learn how George Bush will "stay the course" without reinstating the draft.
http://petition.democracyforamerica.com/page/p/nodraft

Posted by Joe Rospars at 03:23 PM

[Sydnie]

1. Done and forwarded. Thanks n/t

[Generic Other]

2. Signed and forwarded

Thanks for giving me the opportunity.

[madfloridian]

3. Thanks for signing, and thanks to Dean for providing this.

I do not trust these guys as far as I can throw them. They are protesting too loudly.

[-democratic-lady-]

4. Thanks for posting that site!

I forwarded the email to all my friends... Bush needs to be exposed!!

[madfloridian]

5. You are welcome.

We should not believe them. I remember that era and not very fondly.