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Torone · 10-19-2003

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http://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=...002/6/28/224816

More Clinton Legacy: Draft Evasion Now Acceptable

Since Bill Clinton successfully redefined the meaning of "sex" to beat a Monicagate perjury rap, an epidemic of oral sex has swept through the nation's teenage population.

Now America's young men seem ready to emulate Clinton in another regard, with more than a third of college-age students saying they'd evade the draft if called to fight the war on terrorism.

According to a new poll commissioned by Bill Bennett's Americans for Victory over Terrorism, a full 37 percent of college students surveyed nationwide said they would "be likely to evade the draft if it was reinstituted."

One-fifth of students surveyed (21 percent) said they would be willing to serve in the military, but only if they were stationed in the U.S.

Only 35 percent of students would be willing to serve and fight anywhere in the world.

The results contradict two assumptions that have long characterized American attitudes towardsmilitary service:

1) The belief that if the U.S. ever suffered a second Pearl Harbor (as it did on 9-11), its youth would revert to the attitudes prevalent during the "just war" that followed, rejecting the anti-war sentiments that were popular during America's so-called "unjust" war in Vietnam.

2) That "dodging the draft" carries a heavy price tag of ostracism and other penalties, as it did even during Vietnam, when evaders often left the country, certain they would never be allowed to return.

President Carter's 1978 decision to grant amnesty to Vietnam-era draft dodgers who had fled the country began the erosion of the stigma attached to evasion.

But far more significant was the decision by the American electorate 14 years later (or at least 43 percent of it) to reward certifiable draft dodger Bill Clinton with the job of commander in chief.

Clinton's victory came despite the amply documented revelations that he had evaded three separate draft notices and lied his way out of a commitment to the Arkansas ROTC commander, Col. Eugene Holmes, to whom he admitted "loathing the military."

With a draft dodger's ascendancy to the highest office in the land, the signal to America's youth was clear: Not only was military service no longer a prerequisite for the presidency, but also Americans would even accept a commander in chief who showed a blatant contempt for the military.

Still, the concept of a draft-dodging president doesn't necessarily pose insurmountable problems - as long as the nation remains at peace.

But once war clouds gather, it becomes a good deal more difficult to tell America's mothers and fathers that it's time for their boys to fight and die when the man giving the orders did just the opposite - and was rewarded with the White House anyway.

Col. Holmes made one last desperate attempt to warn America of the consequences of such a decision in a September 1992 pre-election open letter, which the media completely ignored:

"The tremendous implications of the possibility of [Clinton] becoming Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces compels me now to comment on the facts concerning Mr. Clinton's evasion of the draft," the Bataan Death March survivor began.

With the U.S. planning to launch a 250,000-troop invasion of Iraq, Col. Holmes' words were never more relevant than they are today - now that 37 percent of America's potential fighting force is considering following Bill Clinton's example.

Or this:
http://www.militarycorruption.com/decency.htm

10-19-2003	#19
Torone Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,137	Pd, http://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=...002/6/28/224816 More Clinton Legacy: Draft Evasion Now Acceptable Since Bill Clinton successfully redefined the meaning of "sex" to beat a Monicagate perjury rap, an epidemic of oral sex has swept through the nation's teenage population. Now America's young men seem ready to emulate Clinton in another regard, with more than a third of college-age students saying they'd evade the draft if called to fight the war on terrorism. According to a new poll commissioned by Bill Bennett's Americans for Victory over Terrorism, a full 37 percent of college students surveyed nationwide said they would "be likely to evade the draft if it was reinstituted." One-fifth of students surveyed (21 percent) said they would be willing to serve in the military, but only if they were stationed in the U.S. Only 35 percent of students would be willing to serve and fight anywhere in the world. The results contradict two assumptions that have long characterized American attitudes towardsmilitary service: 1) The belief that if the U.S. ever suffered a second Pearl Harbor (as it did on 9-11), its youth would revert to the attitudes prevalent during the "just war" that followed, rejecting the anti-war sentiments that were popular during America's so-called "unjust" war in Vietnam. 2) That "dodging the draft" carries a heavy price tag of ostracism and other penalties, as it did even during Vietnam, when evaders often left the country, certain they would never be allowed to return. President Carter's 1978 decision to grant amnesty to Vietnam-era draft dodgers who had fled the country began the erosion of the stigma attached to evasion. But far more significant was the decision by the American electorate 14 years later (or at least 43 percent of it) to reward certifiable draft dodger Bill Clinton with the job of commander in chief. Clinton's victory came despite the amply documented revelations that he had evaded three separate draft notices and lied his way out of a commitment to the Arkansas ROTC commander, Col. Eugene Holmes, to whom he admitted "loathing the military." With a draft dodger's ascendancy to the highest office in the land, the signal to America's youth was clear: Not only was military service no longer a prerequisite for the presidency, but also Americans would even accept a commander in chief who showed a blatant contempt for the military. Still, the concept of a draft-dodging president doesn't necessarily pose insurmountable problems - as long as the nation remains at peace. But once war clouds gather, it becomes a good deal more difficult to tell America's mothers and fathers that it's time for their boys to fight and die when the man giving the orders did just the opposite - and was rewarded with the White House anyway. Col. Holmes made one last desperate attempt to warn America of the consequences of such a decision in a September 1992 pre-election open letter, which the media completely ignored: "The tremendous implications of the possibility of [Clinton] becoming Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces compels me now to comment on the facts concerning Mr. Clinton's evasion of the draft," the Bataan Death March survivor began. With the U.S. planning to launch a 250,000-troop invasion of Iraq, Col. Holmes' words were never more relevant than they are today - now that 37 percent of America's potential fighting force is considering following Bill Clinton's example. Or this: http://www.militarycorruption.com/decency.htm __________________ Why me? Why always me?