---- Jay Blanchard <jblanchard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] > I don't want to start any arguments or flame wars, but it's been > my opinion for years that the US should require at least one year in > the armed services as well. If you want freedom and privileges, you > should earn them, not feel automatically entitled to them by birth. > [/snip] > > I do not want to start any arguments of flame wars either, but I am in > total agreement. A one or two year service (those medically unable can > serve similar community service) would be very valuable not only to the > country but to the person. > > In a similar vein I believe that folks wishing to immigrate to this > country should serve similarly. Yeah, I agree with that one as well. I'm in favor of them re-instituting the draft as well, not just for the current situation, but for giving everyone a better understanding of the freedoms they have and the reasons why they have them. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
