A Mandatory Draft Bill to Promote Peace
While a mandatory military draft doesn’t conjure the concept of peace for some, New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel and hip-hop activist Russell Simmons disagree. In fact, the two write on the Huffington Postthat a draft, through the Universal National Service Act and the All American Selective Service Act, would encourage the U.S. government to exhaust all options before engaging in war and give all Americans a vested interest in the decision to go to war.
… Both on the streets and in distant conflict zones, peace must always remain our first priority. Whether as a member of our Armed Forces in a distant land or as an educated citizen here at home, each of us has a vital role to play as we ensure our collective security …
The long term effects of conflict continue to take their toll on our bravest as the suicide rate among the nation’s active-duty military personnel continues to spike. The number of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines taking their own lives has climbed to approximately one in every 18 hours and has eclipsed the rate of those dying in combat …
Being a citizen of this great nation comes with great responsibility. The Universal National Service Act and All American Selective Service Act ensure that the cost of freedom and benefits of being an American are shared by all Americans. If we are all truly vested in the decision to use force — the decision to use of force will truly be the last resort.
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What a dumb godda.mn article. The only thang to promote peace is to pull these soldiers out of these countries, and leave these foreigners alone, and let them solve their own da.mn problems.
How can racist amerikkka promote peace when we Blacks ain’t had no motha/fvcking peace, and democracy in 500 years? These yankees ain’t fighting for OUR freedom, they are fighting for white supremacy and world domination! We ain’t NEVER had no da.mn freedom in this racist country!!!
THESE CRAZY crackers ARE AT FAULT ON EVERYTHANG EVIL AND DESTRUCTIVE!!!
Why is this an issue…when they claim to be bringing home the troops from Afghanistan…and using more drones?
A lot of the cause of the wars has been for oil. Bush/Cheney took it to another LOW LEVEL when they illegally invaded Iraq. It was a SCAM and a HOAX. And they told that like about ….how “the price of gas would go down…due to all the oil the Iraqis have.”
AND ANOTHER HOAX is the way the demean the GREEN ENERGY industry on FOX NEWS and some of their buddies’ shows, websites, etc. — We don’t even have to have all this oil because there are many alternatives that can be used for fuel now.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE CAN GET AWAY FROM BURNING FOSSIL FUELS (gas, oil, coal, etc.), which are causing global warming. You may have heard of ETHANOL, ALGAE FUEL…or others. But have you heard about “TRASH-ANOL.”
DID YOU KNOW that nearly any material containing hydrogen, carbon and oxygen could be turned into motor fuel, including plastics, debris, lawn trimmings, wood chips, wheat straw and other types of agricultural waste.
http://technorati.com/lifestyle/green/article/trashanol-making-fuel-out-of-trash/
These scoundrels have set the planet on fire …with their greed, selfishness, and l**t to dominate everything and everyone.
ONE FIGHT 4,
BLACK, & NON WHITE PEOPLE,
FIGHT 2 END,
RACISM, WHITE SUPREMACY,
HOW CAN YOU GET PEOPLE
INTO THAT ARMY???
NO NEED 2 TRAVEL,
JUST WAKE UP!!!
YOUR ALREADY IN THE WAR ZONE!!!