Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: randy@ms.uky.edu (Randy Appleton) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: draft Message-ID: <1990Nov21.221810.20549@cbnews.att.com> Date: 21 Nov 90 22:18:10 GMT References: <1990Nov14.010810.15256@cbnews.att.com> <1990Nov16.052603.22130@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences Lines: 35 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Randy Appleton In article <1990Nov16.052603.22130@cbnews.att.com> yun@eng.umd.edu (Dragon Taunter) writes: > >Besides, who would you want to fight a harsh desert war? Middle aged, out of >condition reservists or less experienced but younger men (this is _draft_ >so no shouts of sexism please) in prime physical condition? Pretty damming, if you ask me. Are you saying that the resuve system doesn't work? This is exactly the type of thing the reserves was supposed to do, provide extra troops after some notice. Well, the crisis has beem building, amd will continue to build. We need some more troups. I say either the reserves have to handle this, or we should disband them as a waste. Actually, I'd trust the trained and prepared reserves much more than people drafted off the street, who don't want to be there. Also, there is something more ethical about sending people off to fight who volenteered than those that did not! Do you have some evidence describing why the reserves are inadaquate? >A milihelen is the amount of beauty required to launch one ship. This is cute. I *LIKE* it! -Randy -- ============================================================================= My feelings on George Bush's promises: "You have just exceeded the gulibility threshold!" ============================================Randy@ms.uky.edu==================