Oh my God...
May. 20th, 2004 11:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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firewillow, who got it from bansidhe.
"Congress brought twin bills, [....] forward this year, [...] "to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons [age 18--26] in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes."
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Yet another viewpoint, still gacked fromfirewillow.
Will be watching her LJ and other news sources for new links as they appear.
And yes, I know many countries have mandatory military service. That doesn't make it a good thing, IMHO. That's why some countries, like France, got rid of theirs several years ago.
To quote Calvin & Hobbes: "Dad, how does soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?"
firewillow, who got it from bansidhe."Congress brought twin bills, [....] forward this year, [...] "to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons [age 18--26] in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes."
:::Edit:::
Yet another viewpoint, still gacked from
firewillow.Will be watching her LJ and other news sources for new links as they appear.
And yes, I know many countries have mandatory military service. That doesn't make it a good thing, IMHO. That's why some countries, like France, got rid of theirs several years ago.
To quote Calvin & Hobbes: "Dad, how does soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?"