Comments on: No Panacea: Why a draft wouldn’t stop a war http://blog.oup.com/2012/07/why-a-draft-would-not-stop-a-war/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Andrew Polsky http://blog.oup.com/2012/07/why-a-draft-would-not-stop-a-war/#comment-283474 Andrew Polsky Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:04:47 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=26783#comment-283474 Interesting that we both note that in the past the draft was hardly equitable, witness the multiple deferments Dick Cheney received during the Vietnam Era. Interesting that we both note that in the past the draft was hardly equitable, witness the multiple deferments Dick Cheney received during the Vietnam Era.

]]> By: Art Barie http://blog.oup.com/2012/07/why-a-draft-would-not-stop-a-war/#comment-283420 Art Barie Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:35:23 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=26783#comment-283420 I generally concur with your take on reinstating the draft, but disagree that GEN McChrystal's argument was in any way valid. I've written on that here: http://xbradtc.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/let-me-tell-you-why-gen-mcchrystal-is-wrong-about-bringing-back-a-draft/ I generally concur with your take on reinstating the draft, but disagree that GEN McChrystal’s argument was in any way valid. I’ve written on that here:

http://xbradtc.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/let-me-tell-you-why-gen-mcchrystal-is-wrong-about-bringing-back-a-draft/

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