Will Katrina become the excuse for the DRAFT?

[meganmonkey]

Oh please no...

"U.S. plan to boost number of soldiers in Iraq curtailed"

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military has dropped plans to boost its presence in Iraq by more than 20,000 troops to safeguard elections here, a senior U.S. commander indicated Friday, as Iraq, Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina stretched American forces.

The United States now plans to deploy 2,000 more troops for the Oct. 15 referendum on Iraq's constitution, bringing the U.S. total here "pretty close" to 140,000, Lt. Gen. John Vines told reporters in Washington during a video news conference.

The United States has 138,000 troops in Iraq. Pentagon officials said in late August they expected to temporarily boost that number to 160,000 as part of U.S. and Iraqi efforts to block an expected increase in insurgent attacks timed to the October vote and December parliamentary elections.

Vines made no mention Friday of the 160,000 figure from Pentagon officials late last month. Vines' aides could not be reached for comment Friday night, and a senior military spokesman in Iraq had no explanation for the lower number.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050903/1041800.asp

Thanks to ECH1969 in LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1750597

[H5N1]

1. I suppose that could work

[bluestateguy]

2. I could see that

But they would use the draft for National Guard domestic functions, so the regular National Guard can be sent off to fight the imperial wars.

[meganmonkey]

3. Can the guard do a draft, or just the regular army?

I don't really know much about it - but it was the first thing that popped in my head when I saw it..

[bluestateguy]

4. Historically, the draft has been mostly the army

On occaision the navy and marines drafted some, but these laws can be changed fairly easily.

[BrotherBuzz]

5. They still need a terrorist attack in order to implement the draft

This nation needs a perceived enemy to rally against. Vilifying Mother Nature won't fly.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Perhaps "The Mother of all Mother Nature's."

:shrug:

[BrotherBuzz]

7. LOL, is she kin to the MOAB?

'Mother of all Bombs" ;)