[PrairieMule]

At 36 I'm out of the woods. "If" the National Guard began conscription or brought back the draft I doubt I'd go to the front line. I scored a 94 on my ASVABs 20 years ago so with my luck, I'd probably get stuck at a desk at a Air Force Base.

[dhfenton]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dogf', 'A')s a Canadian, it's in my breeding to think no.

I am curious though why some think you might have to defend yourselves (Americans). To occupy a country, you must eventually physically be there.

[PrairieMule]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dogf', 'I') am curious though why some think you might have to defend yourselves (Americans).

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'W')hat tribe and what % are you?

Just curious..

[dogf]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dhfenton', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dogf', 'A')s a Canadian, it's in my breeding to think no.

I am curious though why some think you might have to defend yourselves (Americans). To occupy a country, you must eventually physically be there.

[Cobra_Strike]

There is no way I would go fight for anything I did not believe in...and at least one rule that shows no signs of being let go would stand in my way anyway. That said, I have no issue whatsoever defending myself or my family. If the US was being invaded I would hold arms in its defense, even if only serving a militia. We are invading someone else though, and I do not like that.

I do not own an SUV, nor do I like the culture associated with them. I will not fight for it, unless I can be offered sufficient compensation...after all, I do have a price. That is important to think about, at some price I have a feeling anyone who was anti war could be convinced to go. Hunger is a strong motivator, if service guarantees sustenance many people would likely enlist.

[PrairieMule]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'W')hat tribe and what % are you?

Just curious..

[americandream]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dogf', 'I') am curious though why some think you might have to defend yourselves (Americans).

[americandream]

Poxy, havin indigenous blood today stands for bugger all if you're spouting this nationalist gobshite...we've loadsa indigens in kiwiland who would love to wield the anti-asian redneck whip given half a chance and a few Michael Jackson bleachings.

Read up on your Karl Marx and wake up to the facts of economic power, control and the dynamics of capitalism.

[zoidberg]

well If I was "asked" to go to war, I'd say no, very politely, and leave.
I was offered, for some unknown reason, an officer's commission, I'd think about it.

If the selective service knocked on my door and informed me I was drafted I would go, hope for the best, and learn with all my resources to be the best warrior possible, if only to help me survive.

I dont know why you Americans are so worried though - implementing the draft is possibly the quickest way to political suicide, for a good long time. things would really have to go sideways, ie a complete rout of American forces in Iraq, complete with sunk aircraft carriers, not entirely impossible, but improbable for the short to mid term.

Given such a reduction of American power then a draft and a bloody offensive may become probable.

[AWPrime]

Since I am in Europe, I have a larger chance of being invaded. So I voted Go.

However I do not have what it takes to be a frontline soldier, so I would go for weapon development or something like that.

[americandream]

I'ld look for the nearest bunch of plundering commie rabble rousers were things going belly up.

However, in the event of a draft in reasonably civil circumstances, I'ld jump ship to Venezuela or Cuba to enlist with leftist forces.

No way I'm gonna lift a finger to bale out a top down society....no way mate..what's in it for me?

[SeasonOfPain]

The idea of an external invasion of the U.S. is ludicrous... how the hell would a sufficient number of "invaders" even be transported here to subdue us, much less manage to "occupy" us? Even if such a force could be mustered, the resource requirements of such an invsaion would make it an impossibility. While a series of nuclear detonations (or more likely EMP discharges) is certainly not out of the question, and might even be strategically viable, I don't see a conventional invasion of the continental U.S. happening.

An interesting variation on this (from a U.S. perspective) is what one would do if there was a civil war. I seriously doubt the U.S. will be able to maintain its solidarity in the face of resource depletion, and things could get interesting when there are no longer resources to keep the money flowing to existing subsidized areas. Not to mention the huge cultural schism already in place when resources are still relatively plentiful.

In any case, I would not willingly commit violence on another person so that a privileged few could maintain a doomed lifestyle.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', 'R')ead up on your Karl Marx and wake up to the facts of economic power, control and the dynamics of capitalism.

[americandream]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', 'R')ead up on your Karl Marx and wake up to the facts of economic power, control and the dynamics of capitalism.

[TheTurtle]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', 'a') commune run by the precise rules of equity and ABSOLUTE DISCIPLINE.

[Zardoz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', '.')..ABSOLUTE DISCIPLINE.

[Roy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he idea of an external invasion of the U.S. is ludicrous...

[SeasonOfPain]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he idea of an external invasion of the U.S. is ludicrous...

[ECM]

I have been PDQ'd. When I went to join the military I was in the first group the day after the heart rate/blood pressure machines were recalibrated. Before most of my group got their 3rd test the doctor ordered manuals from then on. I however already had three tests. The doctor said to the nurse "He has had his three tests" so I was denied a manual test.

I even got a 99(The highest possible) on the ASVAB.