October 18, 2004

When the Ready Reserves are called back to active military, we've got a very serious military manpower shortage. The problem is that the older and paunchy Ready Reserves are quite literally the bottom of the barrel before the United States military has to rely on a draft to fill its manpower needs. So far, around 30% of the Ready Reservists called back to active duty are refusing to answer that call.

No, this isn't a Bush bashing piece. This is a stark look at reality. If the draft was so out of the question, as both Bush and Kerry have promised, how come 18 year-olds are still required to register for it? Hmmm?? How come we have draft boards at all? Did you hear either candidate suggest we do away with registration and the draft boards? Why not? If the draft is so far out of the realm of possibilities, why not save a few bucks and do away with them altogether?

The same guy who claimed Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and planned to use them imminently, now flatly claims the draft is completely out of the question. The same senator who unconstitutionally voted to give the president the power to declare war, says the draft is out of the question -- but might not be if Bush is re-elected. Why shouldn't we believe them?

This is why:

Something like 43% of all troops currently serving in Iraq are National Guard and Reservists. 37,000 of all American military personnel are not even citizens of the United States. They are mostly Mexican nationals trying to earn American citizenship.

Liberals tout how much of a surplus President Bill Clinton left Bush, but they don't mention what it cost to "save" all that money. Clinton gutted the military big-time, so if your kid eventually gets drafted and is subsequently mutilated or killed in some exotic place, the blame-game starts with Bush's predecessor.

The truth of the matter is that we are one headline away from a national military draft. If North Korea invades South Korea, we'll need a military draft to stop them. If Iran follows America's fine example and stages a "preemptive" military strike on American forces in Iraq via guerrilla mode, we'll need a draft to stop them. If Americans start rioting, looting and burning down our cities, the National Guard will have to be called back, and a military draft will be needed to replace them in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Murphy's Law says that everything that can go wrong, will go wrong at the worst possible time.

Guess what time it is right now?

Carl F. Worden

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