Obama’s Child Soldiers

[DerailingDaTrain]

Didn't the US use child soldiers during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War (both sides)? I don't mean 8 year olds but didn't we use like 12-16 year old kids?

[NIU Students for Liberty]

Didn't the US use child soldiers during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War (both sides)? I don't mean 8 year olds but didn't we use like 12-16 year old kids?

And that makes compulsory drafting justified because?

[DerailingDaTrain]

And that makes compulsory drafting justified because?

You clearly miss the point of my question.

[John F Kennedy III]

Didn't the US use child soldiers during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War (both sides)? I don't mean 8 year olds but didn't we use like 12-16 year old kids?

I don't know what the point of your question is, but I do know there were under age soldiers in WWII and WWIII. They lied about their age to get in. As for it being done on purpose in any war...it wouldn't surprise me one bit.

[PierzStyx]

Seriously? This sounds like the Russian propaganda that RT spews about the Syrian rebels. A recent report says that they have Al-Qaeda operatives wanting to help them with weapons and training but that they don't make up even a small percentage of the actual rebels and here is a video of FSA members asking Hezbollah and other groups to stay away:



When I did a search for Free Syria Army Al-Qaeda the first 4 results are for infowars and the rest are people who re-posted the articles. Is there another site with this information I can look at?

If al-Qaeda ISN'T involved, I'll eat my hat. Why wouldn't they be? A period of militarized chaos in a Muslim nation is a golden opportunity for them. Its this kind of thing that allows them to expand their influence. I would be shocked if they weren't giving arms and training to the rebels. Its the best way to get in on the ground floor, so to speak. Its a repeat of how Libya turned out.

[PierzStyx]

Didn't the US use child soldiers during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War (both sides)? I don't mean 8 year olds but didn't we use like 12-16 year old kids?

Fact. Young boys often served as "drummer" boys for marches. During The Civil War it was especially bad in the South. Entire generations between 12-60 were wiped out.