Word: drafted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Draft Not Expected...
Reagan criticized then-President Jimmy Carter in 1980 for reviving draft registration in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. At the time, Reagan called the program ineffective and denounced Carter's move as a meaningless gesture...
...sharp policy reversal, President Reagan yesterday ordered an indefinite extension of the draft registration program, which he criticized as a candidate and called "not helpful at all, national security-wise" shortly after taking office...
...President's decision will not result in the immediate prosecution of non-registrants and does not indicate a step away from Reagan's long-standing opposition to the peacetime draft, Meese told reporters at a White House briefing...
...encourage President Reagan to call for a summit conference with the Soviet Union, NATO, representatives of Solidarity and the government of Poland--to clear up misunderstandings and to avoid future misapprehensions among the interested parties. We hope the Reagan administration avoids sending ground troops to Poland, instituting a draft or taking any other military actions at this delicate stage...