http://www.fourthnight.com/2007/04/cypriot-national-guard/ Essays, Journalism, Fiction, Photography, Video, Reality Shows, and other etceteras by Constantine Markides Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fourthnight.com/2007/04/cypriot-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Constantine Markides Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:24:25 +0000 http://fourthnight.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/april-4-2007-three-months-in-the-life-of-the-cypriot-national-guard/#comment-9 BMS, Yes, I am aware that there are a few congressmen and senators who have supported renintroducing the draft. When I wrote "top-level military and political leaders," I meant top-ranking military officers and Cabinet members. But you are right, congressmen and senators are top-level officials too so I have tweaked the sentence so it is less ambiguous. Thanks for pointing it out. And I agree with you: with a volunteer army, it is the poor who pay the brunt of the war cost. That's why most of these top officials are happy keeping things as they are. -Constantine BMS,
Yes, I am aware that there are a few congressmen and senators who have supported renintroducing the draft. When I wrote “top-level military and political leaders,” I meant top-ranking military officers and Cabinet members. But you are right, congressmen and senators are top-level officials too so I have tweaked the sentence so it is less ambiguous. Thanks for pointing it out. And I agree with you: with a volunteer army, it is the poor who pay the brunt of the war cost. That’s why most of these top officials are happy keeping things as they are. -Constantine

]]> http://www.fourthnight.com/2007/04/cypriot-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Sean Moylan Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:22:15 +0000 http://fourthnight.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/april-4-2007-three-months-in-the-life-of-the-cypriot-national-guard/#comment-10 TURKEY OUT OF CYPRUS! TURKEY OUT OF CYPRUS!

]]> http://www.fourthnight.com/2007/04/cypriot-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-11 BMS Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:40:45 +0000 http://fourthnight.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/april-4-2007-three-months-in-the-life-of-the-cypriot-national-guard/#comment-11 I look forward to reading your essay, and please make it long, because if I was interested in reading brief comments, i'll pick up the newspaper.... Please note the following. There are senior US officials who have indeed called for the return of the Draft. The reason for such call is as follows. If only poor volunteers go to the front lines, who will be up in arms if the war cause is not justified? The uS officials who wanted to bring back the draft felt that if Congressmen and Senators children were forced to go to Iraq through the draft, then opposition to the war, or at the least, an end to the war, may come sooner rather than later. I certainly do not like drafts... but unfortunately, I agree with their thinking. Attitudes towards war do indeed change when those getting hurt are close to those making the war decisions.... I look forward to reading your essay, and please make it long, because if I was interested in reading brief comments, i’ll pick up the newspaper….
Please note the following. There are senior US officials who have indeed called for the return of the Draft. The reason for such call is as follows. If only poor volunteers go to the front lines, who will be up in arms if the war cause is not justified? The uS officials who wanted to bring back the draft felt that if Congressmen and Senators children were forced to go to Iraq through the draft, then opposition to the war, or at the least, an end to the war, may come sooner rather than later.
I certainly do not like drafts… but unfortunately, I agree with their thinking. Attitudes towards war do indeed change when those getting hurt are close to those making the war decisions….

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