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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:06 PM Original message |
The establishment of a draft will not make war unpopular. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. Everybody has an opinion. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And what about Israel? |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Did Rangel join the Knesset? |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. No, but you never answered me. |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Deflection is bringing up Israel when the subject is the US. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. No, it's quite clear to see I'm showing you an example that you proves his ideas wrong. |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. You previously informed me that your impressed with your flimsy comparison. |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. No, but it has allowed them to maintain a forty year military occupation. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I disagree with your opinion. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because, as we all know, universal service sure helped Israel be a peaceful nation. |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. To be honest: I'd rather have perpetual war than the possibility of being FORCED to fight one. nt |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. An interesting dichotomy. nt |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. From this time on we will probably have perpetual war..but you will probably |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. Tell it to the 60's/70's. History has disproven your OP. n/t |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. The war did not end because of the draft. The DRAFT ended because of the WAR. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. LOL!!! |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. (shrug) |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. I do not believe the idea is making war unpopular. The idea |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Why would they? Why are you mapping your ideology onto them? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kicked and Recommended |
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Sonicwall (191 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Rich. White. Men. First |
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2gabby (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. I strongly agree with your perception |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. There is a frightening misunderstanding of human nature on this board. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. A draft would not stop the wars, but it would stop peoples |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Anyone in favor of a draft should be the first to offer up their children. |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Actually, anyone in favor of WAR should be the first to offer up their children. n/t |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
46. No, they should offer up themselves. |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. It would be a great start... |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No, it would be sped up considerably because of prison. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
18. Demographics makes universal forced suffering no longer possible |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Exactly. The political landscape isn't even slightly comparable to the 60s... |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. Drafts do have a effect on ones mental perception of warfare. |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. Apparently you've never been subject to a draft. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Indeed. I don't recall its being a limiting factor in the warfare itself. |
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rustydog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. Really? For sure? Do you recall a little thing called VietNam? |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Yes, and it went on and on and on for years and years |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Within two years of the build-up, the protests had reached untenable proportions |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Can you remind me when the draft began? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. The military as it is now is too much a tool of class war. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. xchrom, I have admired your posts in the past, hence it is with some exasperation that I ask you... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. While I understand your sincere concerns -- I was |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
36. well, not having an active 'draft' hasn't made war unpopular- |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
39. But, it will make Canada a desirable place to settle..again. |
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LeFleur1 (973 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Everyone Must Have a Person in the War |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Could not agree more. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
43. maybe I am the wrong person to voice an opinion. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
44. Who has started this gung-ho draft meme on DU suddenly |
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