You know I was very carefull how I worded my post as to avoid somone making a reply like you did - explaining that I hadn't been in the military and that I was expressing views and opinions and such. I was VERY careful as matter of fact - because I respect other's views and didnt want to start some lame flame war, plus I know this is a delicate subject for a lot of people....that and I really didnt want someone to attack me personally.

>Well you certainly felt qualified to comment on military recruiters and the draft without any experience with either.

Ok - I have many friends with kids in high school, plus I can read and I know how to watch the news. I think its a bad idea to allow military recruiters in schools to try to get our kids to sign up so they can get killed. These clowns are not the most honest people, and I'd rather see our kids in college than being shot at in Iraq.

>I also love how you simply skirted my points. The draft didn't draft only dropouts.

No, they didn't draft only the dropouts, but they tried to draft ALL the dropouts - and if you were in college the odds of being drafted were less. Remember those images of guys scrambling for those college applications during the V war in the 60's & 70's? Watched a whole big thing on PBS about this just last week.

>and military recruiters are not the enemy.

I never said they were the enemy. I was simply saying I don't trust them and their practices are horriable. (Targeting poor neighborhoods for example).

>Its people like you (anti-military) who don't deserve the freedom that military lives and blood have bought you.

OMG. I don't recall saying I was anti-military - I'm just anti-getting-our-kids-killed-for-oil-and-lies. If you're so gungho why aren't YOU STILL in the military? I don't put myself so high above others as to attempt to dictate who deserves what either.

>Thanks for being so appreciative.

I'll assume, based on the context of the rest of your reply, that you're being sarcastic and are attempting to get me upset - which I'm not going to do. I'll simply say that you've never met me, no nothing about me other than I'm a VFP developer, and have no clue as to what I appreciate or have any knowledge of my experiences or relationships with former and current military personal - so where the heck you came up with that I have noooo idea. Sounds to me like you're just sore you got stuck in the military and I didnt!


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>>Not really my place to comment because I was born in 1965 and have never been in the military, but it seems to me we had just as many social problems in the 60's (perhaps even more) than we do now - so I'm not so sure how helpful the draft really was or would be as far as helping social issues.
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>>>Hello? In 1970, my draft number was 86. I enlisted in my branch of choice before being drafted. I was in college and had no deferment. They drafted up to #188 that year.
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>>>I hope they bring back the draft and force everyone to do 2 years like most other countries in the world. There would be a hell of a lot less problems in society if we did so. It is a life-changing event for those who have had the opportunity to serve. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
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>>>>hmph, what so repulsive? I suppose if they bring the draft back, that they won't be drafting the kids that stayed in school and went to college, they'll draft the dropouts just like they did before!
>>>>And in case you didnt notice this is a major threat to your kids right inside the walls of your public schools - it's called military recruiters!
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>>>>>This is truly repulsive. I am so glad I did not vote for this guy (not that I ever had the intentions)
>>>>>This is NOT Rush Libmbaugh that sometimes talks out of his behind this guy wanted/want to be the Commander in Chief.
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>>>>>http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/10/kerry_gives_fel.html