Word: draft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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February 15: War still rages in the desert. Casualties mount. The hostilities make it impossible for the armed forces to recruit. The promise of job training doesn't help anymore, and not even appeals to patriotism are enough to fill the ranks. Bush reinstates the draft. In keeping with the spirit of the Selective Service Act, there are no exemptions for students...
Within hours, Harvard Yard is crowded with peace protesters. Within a few days, students storm University Hall and shut down the College. Police and National Guard units finally restore order, at least until the first draft notices appear at doorsteps...
Students, at the moment, do not seem particularly concerned about a draft. Most interviewed said they doubt Congress would ever call for one, especially since so many other nations can contribute troops...
...some students did have the draft on their minds, and many said they would not serve if called up for duty...
...planners must draft their scenarios despite all the uncertainty, and on the U.S. side they have been at it since a few days after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2. Specifics of the plans are military secrets, but enough is known to allow some educated guesses about how a war in the desert would be fought...