[extropy-chat] Backdoor Draft?

[Olga Bourlin]

Bush doesn't have the political courage to call for a regular draft before
the Nov. 2 elections, so he's taking advantage of our reservists and
National Guardsmen until then. Here's an example, as reported by Dick Foster
in the Rocky Mountain News last Thursday:
"Soldiers from a Fort Carson combat unit say they have been issued an
ultimatum -- re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units
expected to deploy to Iraq.":

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2004/09/20/hsorensen.DTL

Olga