During the presidential campaign, Bush promised that there would be no military draft. Unfortunately, the "all volunteer army" is not doing well with recruiting. May's recruiting was 25% less than the goal. According to CNN, "The Army also missed its monthly targets in April, March and February -- each month worse than the one before. In February it fell 27 percent short; in March the gap was 31 percent, and in April it was 42 percent."
Those of us who remember the military draft that existed up to the mid-1970's, know that deciding to start a draft for Bush's wars will create problems. The only thing we can do is pay close attention to these developments.
