The fallacy of politicizing draft dodging. OP/ED

[Brian37]

You know who else forces service on it's population? China and North Korea. 

There is no service requirement to hold public office. If you can find that oath in the oath of office of the Constitution, I will concede. But you will not find it.

Now again, forcing someone into combat who is not mentally fit is fucking stupid. If I ran a platoon I would want to make sure that every person in it could handle it. Putting someone on the battlefield who is not fit, gets people killed.

Did you also know that Hitler ate sugar?

Yeah, I know the answer isn't perfect, and I don't know what that perfect answer would be. I don't want there to be a draft, but I also don't want people making money off war either.

That is the key globally. War is unfortunately a global industry, and friend and foe alike invest in the global weapons industry. Ike warned of what allowing that to get out of control could do.

But unfortunately we are still a tribal species, so I don't see how you can get rid of the need for a military.

I am all ears.

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I'm not sure what any of this has to do with 'politicizing draft dodging'.

Boru

Everyone is calling Trump a draft dodger, while true so was Bill Clinton and Mitt Romney. Kerry a Democrat did serve, McCain a Republican did serve. Obama did not serve. 

I wish everyone would go and read my OP. It makes no sense to me, if you want those on the battlefield to make it home alive, to put others on the battlefield with them, who cannot handle the job. It makes more sense to me to insure anyone you put out there is vetted before they get out there.

Just like you would not want a fireman or policeman on the job who would freeze at the moment they need to take a risk.

And again, just because one cannot do something, does not mean that same person has no capability of appreciating those who can do it.

There are lots of reasons to hate Trump, his lack of service is not one of them. That is not what makes him a coward.

Inside and outside service, on any issue. I have long since hated the claim "You can do it if you try". It is true you can try, but not everyone is good at everything all the time. And especially with jobs that require focus and calm under extreme stress, not everyone is cut out for that.

I simply think it is better, just like any job, you vet the people you hire to insure you have those in that position that can do the job.