Excuse me, Mr. President, but we're feeling a draft

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From piles of documents (some apparently faked) and interviews, it is apparent that the future President George W. Bush did in fact get special treatment from the Texas Air National Guard. Those of us who put in our time can justly feel some resentment.

But that's not what concerns this writer. My concern is that, perhaps because of his special treatment, Bush has found it easy to abuse the ordinary National Guard soldier in what is in effect a back-door draft to fight his war in Iraq.

About 40 percent of the troops in Iraq are Guard or Reserves (primarily Guard), including 3,000 Army Guard from Washington and 1,400 from Oregon.

In January, the Pentagon summarily extended the retirement and enlistment dates of soldiers, including some 16,000 in the Guard. Soldiers who had done their time in Iraq were forced to continue beyond the end-dates for their service.

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002048668_floyd29.html

The Guard and Reserves are way overused but there won't be a draft. I don't know why everyone is jumping on this.....
Check out www.senate.gov . The only legislation mentioning a draft was written by democrats, and I don't think we'll push it.

The misuse of guard forces and the extenesion of service tours.