MuskyMelonBarron Trump barred from military service as Iran war sparks outrage
bearboiblakeSounds like a draft is being planned for the occupation of Iran, aka Vietnam v.4
I doubt it, or at least, I hope you’re wrong. This would go down like a lead balloon if they did it. The war is super unpopular in the US, probably super, suuuper unpopular among military age young men… who are, broadly speaking, either far left, or anti-semitic… like, a draft is a potential mass unrest inducing event. surely they won’t do it
Pat_RiotTrump wants unrest so he can instate martial law and begin his reign of terror in earnest.
Now that he’s got the military aligned toward a traditional target, they will remain organized in war mode, and become accustomed to following whatever orders come down.
They will be a lot more difficult to turn against the MAGA government now. I suspect that’s the real reason they invaded now.
Because he hasn’t already done so without “an excuse”? Stop victim blaming.
Sassinake!not boots on the ground but videogames in cubicles.
a drone war.
they'd even externalize costs by SELLING the game on Steam or PS.
Incels and groypers would love it.
Nazi paradise: all the violence, no personal risk.
Once again, drones can level an area or kill fighters, but you cannot secure an area effectively with them. You aren’t gonna replace boots on the ground with a couple of quadcopters or even the land drones Ukraine has been using, and despite the Secretary of Defense apparently not knowing that, the people that actually make decisions should. Unless you’re talking something like a stand-off violence parade where a protest happens and then 20 minutes later a drone strike happens in that spot, I simply do not see a replacement for having equipment and men on the ground.
sure, but I doubt the goal is to secure the area or 'win' - that is: bring to an end - the war.
The war IS the goal.
If their isn’t “mass unrest” already, nothing will cause it
Oh, yeah, they won’t do anything stupid, like starting a wildly unpopular war that will spike gas prices during a midterm campaign that is already about high prices. /S
They already KNOW they’ll get clobbered at the Midterms, so announcing a Draft will be the perfect punishment. Vote against MAGA? We’ll just kill your children.
A draft will be a mass resistance event, and they love the chaos. That’s exactly the reason they WILL do it.
Not true. Plenty of young people enlist for many reasons… Some enlist for patriotism, some for the benefits, some for lack of options/poor employment options. People who don’t enlist usually have better options… or a least more choices. Military enlistment is usually a pragmatic or desperate decision. People who choose not to are not anti-semitic which is a strange accusation. We are citizens of the US, not Israel… they have their own draft. I do not know why that would even be a consideration for a 17-19 year old in the US. They are not exactly readers or followers of current events-- I mean, if they were intellectuals, they would be attending a college. Most of the enlistees come from economically depressed regions that don’t offer them a bright future.
I think you misunderstood my comment, we’re talking about a draft, not voluntary enlistment. Fuck anyone who does voluntarily enlist though, supporting US imperialism and doing the bidding of the elite epstein-loving pedophilic ruling class is never justified, no matter how deprived or desperate your background, someone has it worse than you and isn’t making immoral choices.