Good Ol' Charlie
John Hinderaker

Rangel, that is. He said this morning on Face the Nation that he will once again introduce legislation to re-institute a military draft.  ...

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Video: Rangel says he’ll introduce a bill to bring back the draft
Allahpundit

... He floats this idea periodically when his side needs a little boost. The last time he really pushed it was before the election in 2004, when the left tried to scare voters into Waffles’s camp by whispering about a secret Republican plan to restart the draft after Bush won. The GOP called his bluff by bringing the bill to the House floor for a vote, where it failed, 402-2. Among the nays? Charlie Rangel. (Among the yeas: Jack Murtha.)

With talk now of Bush sending 20,000 more troops to Iraq and Zinni and Batiste telling the Times that withdrawal would be disastrous, doves need to recapture the momentum. Enter the draft bill, which is doomed to fail but at least gives the media a few weeks of material with which to dissuade anyone leaning towards redoubling our efforts to win this thing. ...

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Charlie Rangel Wants to Institute the Democrats' Favorite Scare Tactic
Kim Priestap

In the run up to the 2004 presidential election, leftists started an internet rumor that President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld would reinstate the draft in order to fight their "illegal" war. Now that the Democrats have majorities in both houses of Congress, guess what Democrat Charlie Rangel wants to do? Yep, you got it. Reinstate the draft:

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A military draft won't have a snowball's chance in hell because supporting the idea would be political suicide. But leave it to a Democrat to announce something like this.

Again, I ask: buyer's remorse, anyone? ...

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To draft or not to draft...
Contributed by Bobbie (OWB)

We are hearing loud noises once again about the need for a military draft. Congressman Rangel was today touting the need for it. His reasons just don't match the reality of today's military, so one can only imagine that they want a draft just because they want it, not because there is any particular need for it.

My first question for any who feel a need to institute a draft is: What would you have the draftees do during their time in military service? Then: How long must they remain in service to become productive members of the military after training?  ...

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Rangel Renews Call for Draft
Greyhawk

Charlie Rangel on Face the Nation:

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Well folks, don't say I didn't warn ya...

But really, he's not serious is he? I mean, he couldn't possibly be...

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Hate to agree with Charlie Rangel, but let's have a draft
"Uncle Jimbo" Hanson

On Veteran's Day I said we need a National Service Draft and have heard some excellent commentary pro and con. The main con seems to be that we would dilute the quality of our current all-volunteer force. That is a fair and prudent worry, but one that we can fairly easily overcome. But my question to all would be, since there is an obvious need for common defense, why would the default be that not all should share that burden? Shouldn't national service be the norm? ...