Yeah, Right, Whatever

Well, it's nice to know that Democrats can do something well. They're really good at scaring people.

A new organization led by mothers opposed to the re-institution of a military draft will open its doors next week.

Mothers Against the Draft is the latest group to use the acronym MAD, but this time it's women who see a new wave of conscription in the U.S. just as dangerous to their children as drunk drivers.

And where would these moms get the idea that the US might reinstitute the draft? Hmmm... where have I heard that before? No, wait... don't tell me... oh, right! Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced a bill last fall, a bill which was soundly defeated in the House (2 people voted for it). The Democrats, at the same time, started a rumor campaign that President Bush wanted to reinstate the draft, hoping to scare people.

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas Democrat, said, "There is a secret plan for a draft."

Ok, that wasn't so much a rumor as an out-and-out lie. But, evidently, it worked.

Despite the overwhelming defeat of the bill, Mothers Against the Draft says that since the Armed Forces are "seriously overstretched," a new draft will become necessary to continue supplying personnel "to keep pace with current military demands." MAD, however, is resolute in stopping any new attempt to resurrect conscription.

So, I guess what Congress and the military says means nothing to these women.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the Defense Department and other military experts have told him that a draft is simply not necessary.
"We don't need a draft," he said, adding that Democrats have been trying to scare people and that yesterday's (Oct. 5, 2004) vote "may be the only way to put that to bed."

The military has repeated said that it doesn't want a draft. They don't want people who have to be forced to serve. That's why it's called an "all volunteer service."

Saying America's armed forces today are more professional and efficient because they are comprised of people who have chosen to join, the official said military leaders are "horrified by Mr. Rangel's proposal to return to the days when people were forced to serve."

So, if all of the evidence says that Congress, the military, and President Bush don't want to reinstate the draft, why in the world would these women feel the need to start this organization? Well... this little tidbit from their website might shed a little light on that:

Either Congress must immediately re-evaluate our foreign policy and reduce our overseas military commitments, thereby decreasing the number of troops that are needed, or conscript our sons and daughters. There simply aren't any other choices.

Unfortunately, there is no sign from Congress that they intend to reduce our military entanglements and the President's inaugural address brings little hope for a less aggressive or expansive foreign policy.

They claim to be mothers and grandmothers from the Left, Right, and everywhere in between. For some reason, maybe because I'm a mom from the Right, and I know mothers and grandmothers from the Right, I can't help but imagine that this organization leans just a little to the Left.

Ladies, no one wants a draft. Congress knows that. The President knows that. My kids even know that. If you're against the President's foreign policy, then just say so. Don't follow in the Democrat's footsteps, scaring people and spreading rumors that you know are outright lies.