2004–01–06

No longer a volunteer military?

I’ve mentioned before that there is talk of the draft coming back. Today
CNN is reporting that the Army plans to delay soldiers' dates of service beyond their agreed upon terms.

An analyst from the Cato Institute is quoted at the end of the article suggesting that the Pentagon may feel the need to return to a military draft. I’ve also seen this mentioned in Time magazine. The ideas is now being floated, via the media, to the public. I suspect we’ll be seeing more of this and that it will be discussed in such a way that it will seem to be a necessity. The media will spin it as though there is no choice. It will be a gradual process to prepare and convince the public mind.