If the draft came back...

Morgandrake, You asked a question that I have debated with mothers about often the past several years; especially mothers whose sons/daughters are in the military. I don't know if you remember the young woman, Jessica Lynch, the first woman POW captured at the beginning of the war. Jessica comes from a very tiny town about 1/2 hour away from the city where I live. Her town does not have any economic opportunity at all. When asked why she joined the military her response was, "I wanted to get an education so I could be a teacher." She knew that her family could not afford to send her to college and the military was the only way she could get that so-needed education. Frankly and sadly I fear that the days of Patriotism have all but seen the past. Too many in this county are ashamed of the way this country is now conducting business. We used to be the "example", the country that all other peoples in other countries aspired to be. That is no longer the case. As for my views on reinstating the Draft, I take the unpopular stance of saying, "YES", bring it back! Make it more equal. If more sons and daughters of influential people were serving overseas, I sincerely believe it would have not taken this long for this war to have ended. Have you watched the commercials on TV where the young men (I've not seen one about any young women) walk into their homes and tell their moms that they have made a decision....it's time for them to do something constructive with their lives....they want to learn a trade....they have joined the Army. NONE of these commercials say, "Hey Mom, Hey Dad, I was just at the Recruiter's Office and was overcome by my need to serve the United States in fighting a war, so I enlisted." I do believe that is how it used to be. At least that is what I grew up hearing. My own son is no longer alive; but if he was and he got drafted, I would be like any other mother. I would be terrified. I might urge him to head for Canada, I don't know. But ultimately I know I would respect whatever his decision was. My heart is heavy, however, knowing that the poor, the poor ethnic minorities, and women feel that enlistment is the only way that fighting for the government is the only way they can get an education with any subsidy from our government. Something is wrong with this system.~Donna

As an american , i hope not. our country needs to survive in it's strength of character, not strength of bullying. I am now sent abroad. i have carried the word of god overseas for 15 years now and have never wavered in my believe in the people of the United States of America. God bless