Quote Originally Posted by The Figment
What makes me see a draft in the not so distant future?

In WW2 we had 20,000 000 Troops and 178,000,000 people living in the US...
Today we have 2,000,000 Troops and 300,000,000 people living in the US.

And the Pentagon budget is almost 100 times larger!
Incredible! WW2 we would loose 10,000 in order to take a piece of land. We'd use B-52's to destroy a city BEFORE foot soldiers entered. Technology has put us into a different realm.:thumbsup:

Comparing apples to oranges.......just a left wing scare tactic.

Have a good one! :s4:
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Sustainable troop levels. Bush's base: hate the troops, or hate the commander? by Kagro X Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 08:27:05 AM PST By now, you've all likely seen this Washington Post headline: Shortages Threaten Guard's Capability 88 Percent of Units Rated 'Not Ready' And it probably comes as no surprise to you. After all, it's practically become the secret Conventional Wisdom (if such a thing can possibly exist): George W. Bush is destroying America's Armed Forces. Rating: 5