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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
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Subject: Re: to ken arndt - you fuck head
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Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 14:29:09 EST
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> 
> this also basically applies to what we have NOW, a volunteer army.  when
> there's a draft, all sorts of people are consequently in the military,
> and the intelligence goes up. (hell, it COULDN'T go down)

Sadly enough, the above is good argument for the draft, which has
the additional benefit that a drafted army tends to feel more loyalty
to the country than to the military.


"Don't argue with a fool.      Ethan Vishniac
 Borrow his money."            {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan

*Anyone who wants to claim these opinions is welcome to them.*