Is The Draft Needed?

Rep. John Murtha has become a leading voice in an effort to return to a sane policy in Iraq. Murtha now writes how we cannot sustain "the President's open-ended, vague and bankrupting war policies indefinitely. He should try less rhetoric and more action." I believe Murtha is right, that a draft is necessary if we continue to follow the Bush policy, however following the Bush policy is wrong. If we cannot continue on the Bush course without a draft then we must change direction now. To Surge or Not To Surge Rep. John Murth The President, Vice President, Secretaries of Defense and State have been blitzing the media lately in attempts to shore up support for the War in Iraq. They assert that today's wars must be fought with the same fervor and intensity as when we fought Nazism during WWII and then Communism until its celebrated fall. While an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that terrorism is a significant threat worth fighting against, the Bush Administration attempts to confuse the Iraq War with the larger war on terrorism and continues to fight a war of rhetoric and political slogans instead of one of action. When several military experts called for the addition of hundreds of thousands of troops early in the Iraq War, the Bush Administration rejected the call, and instead chose to fight with a minimal force. And now, when our troops have been deployed over and over again; when almost all of our combat units at our bases at home are at the lowest state of combat readiness; and with this Administration's continued insistence to stay a failed course; it is now more obvious than ever that we can not sustain this war on its current course and we must change direction. ....... It is unlikely that the President will call for a draft. A draft is politically unpopular. But we cannot continue to allow the President to pursue open-ended and vague military missions without a change in direction. Two years ago, I was one of only two in the House of Representatives who voted for a draft, because I believe if we are a country truly at war, the burden should be shared proportionately and fairly. So Mr. President, you have two options, either change the course in Iraq and reduce the burden on our overstretched active force or reinstitute the draft. We cannot sustain the current course. Read the Whole Post At: The Huffington Post