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The Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld triumvirate have declared we are in a titanic struggle for our very existence. That Osama Bin Laden is Adolph Hitler (or Stalin) reincarnate and the Islamic Jihadists, Al Quida, etc. are now the Islamofascists? and anyone who disagrees is appeasing the enemy if not out and out abetting them.

President Bush constantly reminds us of the War on Terror and how he is a War President and this struggle against the axis of evil will last many years beyond his presidency? After giving it considerable thought, I realized WTF, I’m not at war with anybody?. The only people actually involved in the War on Terror seem to be the military and their immediate families. The rest of us are just supposed to go on with life as usual and keep spending as much money as possible to keep the economy going. Oh yeah, and put a “Support our Troops” sign on your SUV.

I certainly agree that Islamic terrorist organizations are a very real threat and must be terminated with extreme prejudice wherever they are found. I think the real problem with the War on Terror is we are just half-assed fighting it. We don’t have enough boots on the ground in Afghanistan or in Iraq and we certainly don’t have enough to take on Iran, much less North Korea. I believe every American must be given the opportunity to participate in this War on Terror in one way or another, we must mobilize:

1. Bring back the draft. Everyone 18-26 must register. Males and females. No exceptions, exemptions or deferments. In January everyone will receive a lottery number. If your number is called during the year you will report to a military or other designated facility for a physical (no sympathetic family doctors to swear you have back or neck problems). If you pass, you will be given the option of which service to join based on each services needs. If you fail the physical, you will be able to serve your country in alternative service for 2 years. If your number is not called this year, you will receive a new number in January and once again be exposed to the draft. You will be exposed to the draft for 5 consecutive years or the war on terror is won. Also, local draft boards will no longer be needed, that is they can no longer give preferential treatment to jocks, politicians kids and other privileged characters.

2. We must pay for this War on Terror. Currently we are just charging it on that great Master Card in the sky (the national debt). In order to not complicate the Federal Income tax mess any more that it already is, when you do your taxes next year just tack on a 10% surcharge on the amount you owe to help fund the war. After all, you don’t want this near Trillion dollar debt to be passed on to your grand-kids do you? If that isn’t enough, we will look at increasing your contribution in future years.

So what you think? Will this fly in middle America when Josh or Allison graduate from high school and instead of deciding State U. or State Tech or Ivyhall, their choice is Army, Marines, Navy, etc. Instead of worrying about pre-med or pre-law or where they will be going on spring break, they can pick from armor, artillery or maybe infantry or maybe Iraq or Afghanistan?

Who knows, maybe Country Joe will make a comeback with the Iraqi Rag?