If the White House has no intention of reinstating the draft, then why would they have increased the Selective Service budget by $28 million and ask that they report their readiness to President Bush by June 15, 2005?
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In October 2004, U.S. president George W. Bush issued a statement following calls to reinstate the draft, which read, "America's all-volunteer military is the best in the world, and reinstating the draft would be bad policy." In April 2005, defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared, "I think the only people who...
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The former secretary of state says it's unpopular but it would raise the stakes. ... Charlie Rangel, Congress's lone champion of reinstating the military draft, can count on another Korean War-era vet for support: Republican James Baker, a soldier in the Reagan and Bush administrations.
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Will the U.S. military be reinstating the draft by Spring 2005? ... Claim: The U.S. military will be reinstating the draft by Spring 2005. Status: False.; Example: [congress.org, 2004];
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With the prospect of war in Iraq growing more likely, Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-New York, Monday promoted legislation he introduced this month to reinstate the military draft. ... Under his bill, the draft would apply to men and women ages 18 to 26; exemptions would be granted to allow people to graduate from high school,
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Rumsfeld says he sees no need for military draft ... Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., wants to reinstate the military draft, saying fighting forces should more closely reflect the economic makeup of the nation. CNNfn's Peter Viles reports (January 8); ... Draft controversy...
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(October 28, 2003) The White House advisors have been making discreet inquiries on the Hill about the Bush plan to reinstitute a universal draft in America…this in spite of the potentially deadly reactions that could blast the President out of the White House.
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Rangel Calls for Reinstating Military Draft, Incoming House Ways & Means Committee chairman says it's only fair that the draft come back especially since troop levels are insufficient to deal with long-term threats besides Iraq. ... Monday, November 20, 2006 ... Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is a...
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WASHINGTON -- A senior House Democrat said yesterday that he will introduce legislation to reinstate the military draft, asserting that current troop levels are insufficient to cover possible future missions in Iran, North Korea, and Iraq. ... SURVEY: Do you support reinstating the draft?
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