An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism: If a new draft will prevent Presidents from going to war . . .

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Monday, November 20, 2006

If a new draft will prevent Presidents from going to war . . .

... then will someone please explain to draft proponent Charles Rangel (D-New York) how effective the draft was in keeping Truman out of Korea, and Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon out of Vietnam? Yet that is precisely what Rangel is offering as a rationale for his third try at this. Sign in to see full entry.

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