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Originally posted by Gattigap
Kerry has acknowledged that current troop strength is insufficient, and has committed to spending some real money on growing the forces through additional enlistment, and to do so NOW.
Bush is on record saying that it's not necessary, and has indicated that he would not spend big amounts on upping pay, etc, all the while watching (I think) Army and (certainly) Guard enlistments miss their recruiting goals.
If it becomes glaringly apparent that more troops are needed quickly, then it's hard to see how we could afford to wait for a few enlistment cycles for people to sign up, get trained, etc. The enlisted army doesn't grow overnight. The argument is not so much that Bush WANTS a draft, it's that he may end up with few real options to the contrary.
Sounds like your man needs to get off the pot and commit to some more troops, or he's gonna continue to hear about this draft stuff.
So don't hate, Hank. Be part of that Bush Redux Solution, and push your man where he needs to go!
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I ain't smart like alot of you, so maybe this is dumb, but what I don't get is this....you say Bush will need to draft because we won't get all the soldiers we need through enlistment, but Kerry won't need a draft because he'll get more guys to enlist. How? By raising salaries? Remember, once Kerry comes in the economy will start roaring and they'll be civilian jobs every which ways......
