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...rallying the nation, Bush put himself in the tradition of wartime presidents - rightly so - but he didn?t ask for sacrifice. He called on Americans to hug their kids and be patient and to go to libertyunites.org. But that?s not the same as asking for a draft, getting Americans to fund massive foreign aid packages for countries like Pakistan or telling Americans that they might have to forego a Social Security cost of living adjustment. He prepared the country for the end of curbside check in, but he may not have prepared the country for the real hardship...
1.Why do the terrorists hate us? 2. Will there be a draft? 3. Are we at war? 4. What is being done about an anti-Arab backlash in the United States? 5. What is Congress doing to respond to the attacks...
...Will there be a draft...
...before an escalation in conflict that is barely imaginable at this point. Eight days after the terrorist attacks, President Bush told reporters he does not want Congress to reinstate the draft in order to staff the war on terrorism. That same day, the Pentagon dispatched scores of advanced aircraft to the Persian Gulf...
...rallying the nation, Bush put himself in the tradition of wartime presidents - rightly so - but he didn?t ask for sacrifice. He called on Americans to hug their kids and be patient and to go to libertyunites.org. But that?s not the same as asking for a draft, getting Americans to fund massive foreign aid packages for countries like Pakistan or telling Americans that they might have to forego a Social Security cost of living adjustment. He prepared the country for the end of curbside check in, but he may not have prepared the country for the real hardship...