[TheBagman]

National service forum at Columbia University Obama calls for US military mobilization

In remarks that clearly pointed toward the restoration of the military draft under an Obama administration, the Democratic candidate said Thursday night that his job as president would include demanding that the American people recognize an “obligation” for military service. “If we are going into war, then all of us go, not just some,” Senator Barack Obama declared.

Obama’s comments came as he and his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain, took part in a forum on national service at Columbia University in New York City. Earlier in the day, both candidates joined in a memorial service at the site of the World Trade Center, commemorating the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

In an indication of the bipartisan support for the increasing militarization of American society, McCain jokingly offered to name Obama his coordinator for national service if the Republican were to win the election, and Obama reciprocated.

McCain also said that he would sign the bipartisan legislation, co-sponsored in the Senate by Democrat Edward Kennedy and Republican Orrin Hatch, to triple the size of Americorps, the domestic version of the Peace Corps.

Obama’s comments were even more directly related to building up the US military. He spoke at some length to offer effusive praise for the armed forces. Woodruff asked him about the record number of Army officers leaving the military because of repeated, lengthy overseas deployments.

The candidate responded, “Well, first of all, as commander-in-chief, my job is to keep America safe. And that means insuring that we’ve got the best military on Earth. And that means having the best persons in uniform on Earth. We have that right now, but as a consequence of these wars, they have been strained incredibly. I think it’s important for us to increase the size of our Army and our Marines so we can reduce the pace of tours that our young men and women are on.”

After recalling his grandfather’s service in World War II, in the army of General George Patton, he noted that his grandfather was eligible for GI Bill education benefits and Federal Housing Administration loans to help purchase a home because of government policies favoring the discharged veterans. “There was that sense of sacred obligation that, frankly, we have lost during these last two wars,” Obama said. “I want to restore that.”

Obama went on to make his most direct statement of the campaign about expanding military service, declaring: “But it’s also important that a president speaks to military service as an obligation not just of some, but of many. You know, I traveled, obviously, a lot over the last 19 months. And if you go to small towns, throughout the Midwest or the Southwest or the South, every town has tons of young people who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s not always the case in other parts of the country, in more urban centers. And I think it’s important for the president to say, this is an important obligation. If we are going into war, then all of us go, not just some.”

[The_Egg]

[TheDriver]

Have fun. I'm not going anywhere.

[TheBagman]

Originally Posted by TheDriver

Have fun. I'm not going anywhere.

But Comrade Driver, you have no choice in the matter. The state requires you it...

[TheDriver]

The state can suck my dick. All they want to do is tax me at every fucking corner, fuck up the economy, and now they want me to go fight some ragheads with my hands tied behind my back. LOL yeah right

[The_Egg]

no shit...

[AnnonUSA]

If this is true, some kid who is 20 and lives with and off his parents in ABQ, NM, jacks it all day with his fleshlight, and goes by the name pube on an internet forum just lost the election....Although McCain has ideas about a draft too...

[TheBagman]

Originally Posted by AnnonUSA

If this is true, some kid who is 20 and lives with and off his parents in ABQ, NM, jacks it all day with his fleshlight, and goes by the name pube on an internet forum just lost the election....Although McCain has ideas about a draft too...

Oh it's true.

Media Matters - Fox's Williams falsely suggested Obama has changed position in now supporting ROTC on campuses

Video of him saying it to the right hand side of the page...

[TheBagman]

Actually Ill just embed it here...

[AnnonUSA]

Oh I've heard him say it, a couple of times.....

[elroypornlab]

propaganda + Bullshit

[taco]

did I mention I have a limp leg?

[The_Egg]

I don't think they would want me anyway.