Rich man's war, poor man's fight

[Postman]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=441886

Pentagon targets Latinos and Mexicans to man the front lines in war on terror
By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
10 September 2003


With the casualty rate in Iraq growing by the day and President George Bush's worldwide "war on terrorism" showing no signs of abating, a stretched United States military is turning increasingly to Latinos - including tens of thousands of non-citizen immigrants - to do the fighting and dying on its behalf.

[IrateCitizen]

1. The poverty and unemployment draft

Same as it ever was.

[StopTheMorans]

2. delete

replied to wrong thread:) sorry

[ikojo]

3. Get ready for the

Gangs of New York 2003....the Irish riots were a result of Irish immingrants being conscripted to join the Union army while the scions of the wealthy could buy their way out by paying $300.

The more things change the more they stay the same

[HawkerHurricane]

4. One change:

The scions no longer have to pay to not be drafted.

[Skittles]

5. good point Hawk

how you doing? :)