Re: Conscription Re: They gave their lives....

[John D. Giorgis]

At 05:58 AM 6/11/01 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
>> >> >Personally, I think that conscription for a Viet Nam like war, where
the
>> >> >security of the country is not directly threatened, is not
justified.  I
>> >> don't
>> >> >think that some sort of national service (military or no) is such a bad
>> idea.
>> >
>> >> Would conscription have been justified in 1940?
>> >>
>> >
>> >You would have had a hard time convincing U.S. Americans that it was.
>> 
>> I didn't ask Americans, I asked you.
>> 
>
>Well, we weren't officially at war with anyone so I'd probably have to say
>that no, it wouldn't be justified.  

And if Congress passes a declaration of war in 1940?

JDG
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