5/18 On the draft: There are *no rules* for the draft. Each is unique.
Just because they did XYZ in Vietnam or ABC in WWII doesn't mean they
will do the same thing again in any future drafts. A future draft
could cover any age range, could be in any order, could have any list
of exemptions or none at all. *IF* there is a draft, they will
determine the rules at the time. Anyone who tells you before that
time that you are or are not draftable doesn't know what they're
talking about.
\_ You are right, they could start out by drafting 80 year old
widows, but they probably won't.
\_ All you future draft dodgers don't need to worry. Planning is
being done so the U.S. has something in its back pocket in the
event of a serious threat to national security: e.g., North Korea
starts nuking, we end up in a war with China, Iran starts a
conventional war with threat of nukes, Pakistan-India blows up,
an oil-rich country is nuked, there is a coup which leads to any
of these things, etc. If any of the above happens, conscription
will be the least of your worries.
\_ I'd love to believe our country is this strong. But considering
that it only takes two small third-world countries, whose govts
have already been toppled, to strain our military resources so
badly, I wouldn't believe in this. |
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