Does Kerry favor a draft?

Is Kerry in favor of a draft? If not, how could he expand the military by 40,000 in his first 100 days?

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By MIKE WILSON, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) said Tuesday he would expand the U.S. military within his first 100 days as president, contending 40,000 more troops are needed to meet America's responsibilities around the world.

Kerry told supporters at Drake University that the occupation of Iraq (news - web sites) as well as the global war against terrorism require more troops.

"In the face of grave challenges, our armed forces are spread too thin," said Kerry, a Massachusetts senator and one of nine Democratic candidates.

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Well step up to the plate, Kerry defenders. What's John gonna do?

I don't see how he plans on getting that many unless he plans on some serious salary hikes. A draft won't give him the kind of people we need and won't do anything aside from putting him in very deep water politically. :eyes:

Chimperor's reign has ended.

I don't see why Europe will want any part of our mess.

to us. The Chimp is hated worldwide.

from the fire. Planning on them helping us would be poor planning indeed

From the site:

"Kerry also said he doesn’t believe there is a need to reinstate the draft, a source of conflict during the Vietnam War."

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/clips/news_2003_1203a.html

He is for national service

http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/natservice/

You seem to have misplaced it somewhere.

eom

How far as Kerry fallen from the Light!

mandatory voluntary community service in order to graduate from HS he favors, not an actual draft.

Sounds kinda like jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, pResident Bush, and other oxymorons.

I am almost 100% sure that I need to do a certain amount of community service in order to graduate HS. Don't quote me, I am only a junior. I don't think Kerry is in favor of a draft. I hope he isn't.

Conscripted unpaid community service would be a more accurate description.

That's what I was required to do in high school. 20 hours. Most schools have these anyway, this plan isn't anything too drastic.

Or "Community Service Project required for graduation."

in that picture. Great sig.

And I trust him acres and ages before * with both our troops and future because Kerry knows what war is. Unlike AWOL.

What's. John. gonna. Do. to raise all those additional soldiers he wants in Iraq? Snap his fingers? Click his heels together and intone "There's NO place like Fallujah....There's NO place like Fallujah"?

does Kerry favor the Iraq war?

I'm confused on this, lately.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday he would expand the U.S. military within his first 100 days as president, contending 40,000 more troops are needed to meet America's responsibilities around the world.


Two points are made:

1. Kerry would expand U.S. troop levels.

2. 40,000 more troops are needed.

Scott Lee's eye-rollingly typical false induction is that Kerry is calling for 40,000 troops (at any costs, even!). If we want to talk about unconditional demands, let's mention Dean's call for - specifically - unconditional military at 4x times the current level and 5x the guaranteed loans, which work as de facto military aid. That is further than even Paul Wolfowitz has gone. But then again, Wolfowitz doesn't get AIPAC to foot the bill for his trips to speak with Sharon like Dean.

"1. Kerry would expand U.S. troop levels."

Did you or did you not state the above?

My question was HOW exactly will he accomplish this without a draft?

If you can't answer that, it's ok - but please don't devolve to bitterness because your candidate formulated another indefensible position.

That thread should be at the top.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=15899
thats it

Ready?

NONE of the candidate's positions on I/P satisfy me. Nope, not even from my guy Howard Dean. The reason I don't let that derail my support for him is because I'm not a one dimensional, single issue human being.

None of the candidates go far enough in elucidating a true recognition of the soveriegn, self determinate, and human rights of the Palestinian people. It seems that to do such these days is tatamount to the most egregious form of antisemitism - which I don't buy in the least, but there it is anyway.

Howard Dean has well articulated his position on I/P (the link to which you have been provided), but that well articulated position simply doesn't go far enough for the Palestinian cause, in my mind.

Does that answer your question?

America would not tolerate another draft.