Twelve former US army captains Tuesday urged Washington to either abandon Iraq or dramatically increase its military presence there by reinstating mandatory military service.
"There is one way we might be able to succeed in Iraq," wrote the ex-captains, all of whom saw service in Iraq between 2003 and 2006."To continue an operation of this intensity and duration, we would have to abandon our volunteer military for compulsory service. Short of that, our best option is to leave Iraq immediately.
"A scaled withdrawal will not prevent a civil war, and it will spend more blood and treasure on a losing proposition," they wrote.
The Iraq war "is as undermanned and under-resourced as it was from the start," the authors wrote, stating bluntly that "Iraq is in shambles."
The authors say they have "seen the corruption and the sectarian division. We understand what it's like to be stretched too thin. And we know when it's time to get out."
The captains describe widespread corruption in the Iraqi government, a country where the infrastructure is in "deplorable condition."
Iraq's oil industry "still fails to produce the revenue that Pentagon war planners hoped would pay for Iraq's reconstruction," they wrote.
Even with the 'surge' of US forces this year there are not enough troops in Iraq. Temporary regional success "may brief well on PowerPoint presentations," but in practice "they just push insurgents to another spot on the map."
Millions of Iraqis "correctly recognize these actions for what they are and vote with their feet -- moving within Iraq or leaving the country entirely.
"Still, our colonels and generals keep holding on to flawed concepts."
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NO, no, no , no, no. Listen to the military. Listen to the youth. Our policymakers are playing "death" with our children and the actual soldiers know it. Stop the insanity. Stand up for your rights. The Draft is not the answer.
If they want war...let Jeb's son, Mitt's sons, Rudy's son, Jenna Bush's "fiance" ..let them be the first to go...Let them show how determined they are to support these wars!
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I disagree. A draft with zero exemptions would force citizens to think twice about foreign policy decisions like 'pre-emptive war' in the long run.
Currently the war is funded with foreign debt and fought in part by contractors so we feel no pain. Once everyone has to ask themselves 'is this cause worth my child dying for?' the answer will be an overwhelming no.
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