Anyone Feel a Draft? - Page 3

MichaeltheGreat · November 3, 2003, 17:10

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Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Why only a draft? You should introduce a full conscription for both genders

What would we do with them?

notyoueither · November 3, 2003, 17:18

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Originally posted by The Templar
Big pharma can simply refuse to sell to Canadian distributors. No problem.

Moreover, if big pharma sells directly to the Canadian govenment then pharma IS in fact freely contracting.

Actually, that is going to start happening. There are rumours of restricting or cutting off supply in Canada due to Canadian companies selling the cheaper drugs back into the US via the internet.

It has reached a point where large organisations are directing people to the Canadian suppliers as they are cheaper. I heard something about New York city or state government in the news over the weekend.

So now the medical associations and pharmacists are getting pissed off due to the threat to the health care system for Canadians.

However, it's not as simple as turning off the tap to Canada. For any drug out there, there is a Canadian company that could produce more than enough of it for our own supply. So it's a balancing act for the companies and the GoC.

It does have the makings of another trade skirmish though.

Odin · November 3, 2003, 17:25

Luckily, I am my parents only male child, so I can't get drafted.

The draft is morally repugnant when a large chunk of the population is not behind a war, aka Vietnam. Conscription should only be used in World War-sized conflicts. Also, it excludes women, violating the equal protection clause of the 15th amendment, so does not letting women be in the infantry.

Dis · November 3, 2003, 17:31

women should not be in the infantry. They are inferior fighters for the most part.

MichaeltheGreat · November 3, 2003, 17:35

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Originally posted by Dissident
women should not be in the infantry. They are inferior fighters for the most part.

****, they let them go through jump school at Benning now, and they even have them in the Airborne divisions. They ought to just keep them all in the Navy and the Air Force, not in the real military.

Dis · November 3, 2003, 18:00

yes, more women in the navy. we need somethin to do on long deployments at sea

I can't say I was a big fan of female machinist mate's. Their mechanical ability was average at best. They mostly ended up doing paperwork for the division

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DinoDoc · November 3, 2003, 18:04

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Originally posted by Dissident
yes, more women in the navy. we need somethin to do on long deployments at sea

As opposed to each other.

chequita guevara · November 3, 2003, 18:12

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Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat

What would we do with them?

Same thing they do with the reserves now. Send 'em out to catch bullets.

Zylka · November 3, 2003, 18:25

They should send you, you'd catch a good 3 soldiers worth!

DinoDoc · November 3, 2003, 18:26

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Originally posted by Zylka
They should send you, you'd catch a good 3 soldiers worth!

According to che that's typically what the military does with commies in their ranks.

Zylka · November 3, 2003, 18:29

That's because he's what we call a "****ing moron"; often in combination with "unaccomplished loser"

Wait, does it really make sense to be a communist and a glutton at the same time?

chequita guevara · November 3, 2003, 18:33

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Originally posted by Zylka

This person is on your Ignore List.

Kuciwalker · November 3, 2003, 18:34

I doubt it

DinoDoc · November 3, 2003, 18:41

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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
This person is on your Ignore List.

You're a liar che. You wouldn't keep quoting him to point it out after he insults you otherwise.

Zylka · November 3, 2003, 19:02

Wait, does it really make sense to be a communist and a liar at the same time?

MichaeltheGreat · November 3, 2003, 19:10

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Originally posted by chegitz guevara

Same thing they do with the reserves now. Send 'em out to catch bullets.

So is that sarcasm, or sarcasm masking ignorance?

Do you really not understand what the reserves do and why they're called up now, and the differences between that and a conscription into the regular armed forces that would annually net at least four times the number of authorized recruitment slots?

MichaeltheGreat · November 3, 2003, 19:13

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Originally posted by Zylka
That's because he's what we call a "****ing moron"; often in combination with "unaccomplished loser"

Wait, does it really make sense to be a communist and a glutton at the same time?

You can chill with the personal insults now, Zylka.

You can acknowledge that you understood this directive by simply shutting the **** up right now. Any fun and games on your part, and I'll interpret that as meaning you need a little free time to figure things out.

MichaeltheGreat · November 3, 2003, 19:14

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Originally posted by DinoDoc
As opposed to each other.

Well it would "straighten" out a lot of squiddies, I'm sure.

MrFun · November 3, 2003, 19:27

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Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat

You can chill with the personal insults now, Zylka.

You can acknowledge that you understood this directive by simply shutting the **** up right now. Any fun and games on your part, and I'll interpret that as meaning you need a little free time to figure things out.

And Zylka -- trust me, he MEANS what he says with his warnings.

I know, because I still have emotional scars from my run-in with MTG.

Thorn · November 3, 2003, 20:48

Someone must stop this Tyrannical Government.... Once and for all!

Giancarlo · November 3, 2003, 21:07

A draft is not necessary if the US gets more troops from other countries. Of specific interest, is India. They could deploy up to 30,000 from what I hear. And a UN mandate was passed some time ago which will give India the green light to send troops.

Giancarlo · November 3, 2003, 21:09

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Originally posted by Thorn
Someone must stop this Tyrannical Government.... Once and for all!

For all of you who know, I bet the US Gov is monitoring this forum right now.

Thorn · November 3, 2003, 21:13

I don't care, I'm already on one of their lists. They can suck it!

Giancarlo · November 3, 2003, 21:15

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Originally posted by Thorn
I don't care, I'm already on one of their lists. They can suck it!

Then stay away from me, because I will eventually end up working for them.

Thorn · November 3, 2003, 21:21

If you were me you'd be ill at them too, violating the constitution in my home state. Harming me illegally against Federal Law, tampering with evidence, releasing information from sealed Juvinille records. I'd sue, but I'm pretty sure I won't be around long if I tried that.