Rangel calls for reinstating the draft
Rep. Charlie Rangel, one of the top Democrats in the United States Congress (he will become Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in January) has called for reinstating the draft.
Rangel makes a very good point: that if the President of the United States, and members of Congress, knew that their sons, daughters and other loved ones might be forced to serve in combat, then perhaps they would be less likely to invade a country on highly suspect 'evidence.'
Today, Rep. Rangel stated "There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way."
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