More about the Draft

A few days ago, Chuck Hagel appeared on the news talking about reinstating the draft.

I respect Sen. Hagel's military record in Vietnam, and I believe that he thinks he's doing the right thing, but I must again disagree. Our military works better as a volunteer service, and anyone who has served since it became a volunteer service will tell you that. My friend Jeff is in the Air Force, and he has said that same thing. My brother-in-law is in the Marines, and he has said the same thing. I have a colleague who served in the Army, and he has said the same thing.

But I don't want to rest on the opinions of others, and I wish I had more time to discuss this in detail, but I do have to go to work. But I will say this. I will support the draft, if and only if, the first people to head overseas and fight will be the children of the politicians who want to bring the draft back. Let's see Chelsea Clinton in a squad with the Bush twins fighting in Afghanistan (that might actually make a great TV show, come to think of it). Let's have Chuck Hagel's children tapped to go do front-line duty as radio operators. Let's see Fritz Hollings 7 grandchildren secure a building in Najaf. I don't want to see a cushy position for any of them if they agree to reinstate the draft.

There should never be another Vietnam, with the rich kids hiding behind their parent's influence to avoid combat. We either all go, and go equally, or you all can just shut the hell up about the draft.