cindy25
11-04-2009, 12:35 AM
http://airamerica.com/montelacrossamerica/blog/11-02-2009/listen-montels-plan-end-war-afghanistan/
Montel: Bring Back The Draft (AUDIO)
Montel agrees with PBS' Bill Moyers who called for the reinstution of the military draft
By Justin Yuen
* Bill Moyers: Bring Back the Draft
PBS' Bill Moyers thinks that if President Obama decides to escalate our troop level in Afghanistan then we should bring back the draft.
In a week or so, when the president announces he is escalating the war, let's not hide the reality behind eloquence or animation. No more soaring rhetoric, please. No more video games. If our governing class wants more war, let's not allow them to fight it with young men and women who sign up because they don't have jobs here at home, or can't afford college or health care for their families.
Let's share the sacrifice. Spread the suffering. Let's bring back the draft.
Yes, bring back the draft -- for as long as it takes our politicians and pundits to "fix" Afghanistan to their satisfaction.
Bring back the draft, and then watch them dive for cover on Capitol Hill, in the watering holes and think tanks of the Beltway, and in the quiet little offices where editorial writers spin clever phrases justifying other people's sacrifice. Let's insist our governing class show the courage to make this long and dirty war our war, or the guts to end it.
Montel couldn't agree more. America would be better off not with just a military draft, but universal public service for all its citizens. Less than a half percent of the American public are serving in Afghanistan. Less than half percent of American public are even contributing to the defense of our country. Freedom comes with a price.
Montel: Bring Back The Draft (AUDIO)
Montel agrees with PBS' Bill Moyers who called for the reinstution of the military draft
By Justin Yuen
* Bill Moyers: Bring Back the Draft
PBS' Bill Moyers thinks that if President Obama decides to escalate our troop level in Afghanistan then we should bring back the draft.
In a week or so, when the president announces he is escalating the war, let's not hide the reality behind eloquence or animation. No more soaring rhetoric, please. No more video games. If our governing class wants more war, let's not allow them to fight it with young men and women who sign up because they don't have jobs here at home, or can't afford college or health care for their families.
Let's share the sacrifice. Spread the suffering. Let's bring back the draft.
Yes, bring back the draft -- for as long as it takes our politicians and pundits to "fix" Afghanistan to their satisfaction.
Bring back the draft, and then watch them dive for cover on Capitol Hill, in the watering holes and think tanks of the Beltway, and in the quiet little offices where editorial writers spin clever phrases justifying other people's sacrifice. Let's insist our governing class show the courage to make this long and dirty war our war, or the guts to end it.
Montel couldn't agree more. America would be better off not with just a military draft, but universal public service for all its citizens. Less than a half percent of the American public are serving in Afghanistan. Less than half percent of American public are even contributing to the defense of our country. Freedom comes with a price.