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Title: McChrystal Says It's Time To Bring Back The Draft
Source: Stars & Stripes
URL Source: http://www.stripes.com/news/army/mc ... -bring-back-the-draft-1.182321
Published: Jul 8, 2012
Author: Josh Rogin
Post Date: 2012-07-08 23:02:33 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 5703
Comments: 9

WASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander of international forces in Afghanistan, said this week that the United States should bring back the draft if it ever goes to war again.

"I think we ought to have a draft. I think if a nation goes to war, it shouldn't be solely be represented by a professional force, because it gets to be unrepresentative of the population," McChrystal said at a late-night event June 29 at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival. "I think if a nation goes to war, every town, every city needs to be at risk. You make that decision and everybody has skin in the game."

He argued that the burdens of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan haven't been properly shared across the U.S. population, and emphasized that the U.S. military could train draftees so that there wouldn't be a loss of effectiveness in the war effort.

"I've enjoyed the benefits of a professional service, but I think we'd be better if we actually went to a draft these days," he said. "There would some loss of professionalism, but for the nation it would be a better course."

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq placed unfair and extreme burdens on the professional military, especially reservists, and their families, McChrystal said.

"We've never done that in the United State before; we've never fought an extended war with an all- volunteer military. So what it means is you've got a very small population that you're going to, and you're going to it over and over again," he said. "Because it's less than one percent of the population . . . people are very supportive but they don't have the same connection to it."

Reservists following multiple deployments have trouble maintaining careers and families and have a "frighteningly high" rate of suicide, he said.

"The reserve structure is designed for major war, you fight and then you stop, but what we've done instead is gone back over and over to the same people," he said. "We're going to have to relook the whole model because I don't think we can do this again." Advertisement

McChrystal was speaking at a panel focused on how to manage marriage in the military. He was joined by Annie, his wife of 35 years, and the discussion was moderated by CNN's Suzanne Malveaux.

Multiple deployments often result in divorces and split families, he said.

"The marriages I see most strained are the senior NCOs (non-commissioned officers) and officers who have four or five tours . . . you're apart so much that it's hard to have a marriage if you're not together at least a critical mass of time, and that's tough," McChrystal said.

Malveaux asked McChrystal how he has managed to get through 35 years of marriage.

"One day at a time," he responded.

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#1. To: Brian S (#0)

I'd rather Obama burn at the stake then send my kids to die for these MFers. Screw this asshole. Send your own kids and Obamas two ugly kids.

A K A Stone  posted on  2012-07-08   23:05:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: A K A Stone (#1)

The draft wouldn't be used to reduce deployments. It would be used to allow them to fight on more fronts.

Logsplitter  posted on  2012-07-09   2:23:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: A K A Stone (#1)

Well, if his point is that everyone in the country should be on the same page on the question of whether US should go to war, I can see some benefit to that. As it is now, a lot of couch potato Americans just slouch in front of the tube cheering on US imperialism with no personal stake in the consequences. When all of Congress falls into that category, then we end up with one class of people sending another class off to be killed and maimed, and that's just wrong. With a draft, people in Congress would/should be less eager to endorse war with such a cavalier attitude, and maybe that's his point.

I don't agree with McChrystal's suggestion, of course, but if he wants the US to NOT blunder into wars, then I can appreciate that.

To be, or not to be. That is the question.

Pinguinite  posted on  2012-07-09   2:38:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Brian S (#0)

McChrystal Says It's Time To Bring Back The Draft

Sounds like he's saying you need to expand manpower in the military instead of cutting back like they are right now....

But the problem with this is do you really want to pull in just any Tom, Dick or Harry total idiot in off the street and try to teach him how to handle todays weaponry?? We used to weed out the idiots and send them home to be tied back to their Mommas apron strings...

Or is he saying that this is a good way to chase the parasites off to Canada!!! HHmmmmm....

Choosing and voting for a presidential candidate is like picking which STD you want to suffer from….

CZ82  posted on  2012-07-09   6:55:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Brian S (#0)

McC should be sharing a bunk with cheney in re education camp....

Noting not one word about 6 Amerikan Soldiers killed yesterday in the Afghans....;}

mcgowanjm  posted on  2012-07-09   7:08:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: mcgowanjm (#5)

Noting not one word about 6 Amerikan Soldiers killed yesterday in the Afghans....;}

I saw that headline last night. I see it now on Yahoo news - I'll go check it out. Thanks.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2012-07-09   8:15:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Pinguinite (#3)

I understand what you are saying. I just don't support their new world order wars.

A K A Stone  posted on  2012-07-09   8:17:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Logsplitter (#2)

The draft wouldn't be used to reduce deployments. It would be used to allow them to fight on more fronts.

If that was McCrystals perspective or not. I'm sure that would be the result.

A K A Stone  posted on  2012-07-09   8:21:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Fred Mertz (#6)

;}

mcgowanjm  posted on  2012-07-09   9:14:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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