Local Peace Activist Calls on Bush to Reinstate the Draft

In response to the story in today's New York Times about the hardships faced by Reservists and their families as a result of the war in Iraq, I have posted an entry in my blog calling for Bush to truly support our troops by 1) providing adequate financial support for them and their families, and 2) reinstating the draft. I also call on people who truly believe our national security is at stake to volunteer themselves as recruits at their local military recruiting offices.

People who oppose the war in Iraq are often accused of not supporting our troops overseas. That accusation represents a complete misunderstanding of what peace activists want. I won't go into that discussion here. Instead, in this entry I argue that it is the Bush Administration that does not support our troops -- and he certainly does not support their families -- because Bush has created conditions of extreme hardship for the Reservists' families, and he appears to have very little concern about them.



It is a crying shame what is happening to the families of National Guard Reservists who are serving in Iraq. Not only do they deal daily with fear over their loved ones' safety, they also face incredible financial hardship.



The conditions they must deal with daily are given sensitive treatment today in The New York Times.



For the full story, go my weblog entry on this issue today here. I include links to the President's website as well as links to websites enabling people to find their local military recruitment offices.