2008 Woodie Awards
Drafting could be the next step
By: Anna Mavromati
Issue date: 4/29/04 Section: OP/ED
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Times can get hard and people can get desperate, but people still have their rights and their freedom of choice.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel has proposed that the United States consider reinstating the draft. There are so many reasons why this is not a good idea that I don't even know where to begin.
The draft was proposed as a result of not having enough soldiers fighting the war in Iraq. The soldiers already there have to stay longer than what was originally intended.
I should start by saying that I did not support the president's choice to invade Iraq in the first place. There are problems in many other countries besides Iraq and the United States does not send troops to every one of these locations on the globe. Also, there still has not been strong evidence proving Iraq was involved in terrorism.
This leads me to believe that sending even more people to Iraq would not be a good idea. The draft would mean that even more civilians, even those who do not support the war, will have to fight in it.
Plus, the draft will cut into our rights and free will. It forces a person into something he or she does not want to do.
The draft, if put into effect, will include women. Apparently, creators of the draft don't want to be sexist; they want to impair everybody's free will equally.
Supporters of the draft obviously do not want to go to war themselves or else they would have volunteered by now, so drafting definitely takes away their free will. Even worse is that more soldiers means there are more deaths to come.
This is only a thought, but maybe if joining the military came with even more benefits then it does now, it would get more volunteers, or at least they would be one step closer to justifying what these soldiers are doing for the country right now.
These people are risking their lives. They deserve great perks, pay and benefits.
The military should be appreciated and we need it to be strong; but it would be stronger if all military personnel were volunteers, rather than people who were forced to enter.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel has proposed that the United States consider reinstating the draft. There are so many reasons why this is not a good idea that I don't even know where to begin.
The draft was proposed as a result of not having enough soldiers fighting the war in Iraq. The soldiers already there have to stay longer than what was originally intended.
I should start by saying that I did not support the president's choice to invade Iraq in the first place. There are problems in many other countries besides Iraq and the United States does not send troops to every one of these locations on the globe. Also, there still has not been strong evidence proving Iraq was involved in terrorism.
This leads me to believe that sending even more people to Iraq would not be a good idea. The draft would mean that even more civilians, even those who do not support the war, will have to fight in it.
Plus, the draft will cut into our rights and free will. It forces a person into something he or she does not want to do.
The draft, if put into effect, will include women. Apparently, creators of the draft don't want to be sexist; they want to impair everybody's free will equally.
Supporters of the draft obviously do not want to go to war themselves or else they would have volunteered by now, so drafting definitely takes away their free will. Even worse is that more soldiers means there are more deaths to come.
This is only a thought, but maybe if joining the military came with even more benefits then it does now, it would get more volunteers, or at least they would be one step closer to justifying what these soldiers are doing for the country right now.
These people are risking their lives. They deserve great perks, pay and benefits.
The military should be appreciated and we need it to be strong; but it would be stronger if all military personnel were volunteers, rather than people who were forced to enter.