The only reason he wants a draft is to force “unwilling” service members on the military. I truly believe they are both baffled and scared why (except for a select super minority) the US Military has supported wholeheartedly these recent operations. They can not comprehend why retention rates are at an all time high and even with the increased OPTEMPO soldiers continue to deploy two, three and four times into combat theaters.
Rangle feels that if he could “dilute” the military, and he could frighten the larger civilian population with the threat of a draft, he could reign in and restrict probably the most professional military this country has ever fielded. They fully expected the country to start a 60s style “revolution” against the war, but in all reality this war does NOT effect the average citizen, only the servicemen and their families. He feels that the only way to make the general US population “feel the pain” is to scare them with the threat of a draft.
I truly believe these people (like Rangel) are scared of us, and will do anything they can to cripple us and our ability to wage war on our enemies. Fortunately he probably has no traction and stands nearly no chance at passage.
