'Why We Did It' The Iraq War

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Boreas

First off, we had a draft then.

Yeah, and if I had my way we would still have one. Plus we would have universal military service. And yes, that would include all of Mitt's boys and your buddy Pete.

Originally Posted by Boreas

Now we have an all-volunteer armed force. Also, in the '50s, we had huge numbers of people who were veterans of WW2 and Korea. Those factors combined meant that a very large percentage of able-bodied adult males had served.

John

Don't talk down to me.

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