Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D- N.Y.) recently called for a reinstatement of the draft. According to Rangel, reinstating the draft would force politicians to think harder before sending troops to war.

Mr. Rangel, let me explain something to you . . . THEY DON'T CARE! When Bush knew that we didn't have enough troops, he still sent them and all of the crooked Republicans backed him up on it. When the death count of American troops reached one thousand, they still didn't care. When the death count reached two thousand, they still didn't care. While most Americans are beginning to speak out and say that they want to see their loved ones come home, they still don't care. When a poll shows that 72% of the troops think that they need to be brought back within the next year, Rumsfeld orders to send 57,000 more troops to Iraq throughout 2007 (which just goes to show that they still don't care).

Currently, 2,867 troops are dead and the Republicans are not giving it a second thought. They never will. The only thought that consumes them is money. Most Americans realized that, which is why they voted in a new Democratic majority. We, the Democrats, are supposed to be the good guys. Reinstating the draft is not going to make Republicans think any harder before sending troops, all it is going to do is give them more troops to send.

Rangel, you were voted in to look out for our best interests. If you are willing to promote something like a draft, you do not deserve the good title of Democrat. Democrats don't support things like the draft. Real Democrats hate the draft.

Luckily and not surprisingly, House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi and other key Democrats have completely rejected the idea of reinstating the draft.

Posted by Progressive American on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 11:33 AM | Permalink