Will Bush Really Reinstate the Draft if Re-elected?

Internet Rumor Running Rampant, Worrying Young Men and Families

-With the horrors of Vietnam still in memory, the idea of a new military draft has many worried as the rumor runs rampant across the internet. Specifically, the e-mail suggests that if Bush is re-elected to a second term, he will reinstate the draft. Pentagon officials and the vice-president both vehemently deny the idea, describing it as "hogwash." The e-mail claims that the Selective Service System was given $28 million to prepare for a new draft, and is currently hiring to meet the needs to run such a program. Furthermore, it highlights two bills in Congress to reinstate the draft. The problem with these claims is that both of these bills were introduced by Democrats, and at least one has openly admitted that it was done as a protest against the Iraq war. The Pentagon is actually against the idea of a draft also because of the amount of training a soldier must go through in today's high tech military. They say if they need more soldiers, they'll pay higher incentives to volunteers.