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Reminds me of my letter to the Times, which got ignored. I hope you don't mind my posting it here, lest it never see the light of day:
In his essay, “The Best Army We Can Buy,” (July 25) David M. Kennedy worries that the civilian and military sectors are becoming “dangerously separate spheres.” From the solution he proposes--a draft--it seems he believes the danger arises when citizens choose of their own will whether to enlist. The same is surely true of other powerful sectors of our society: Should we not all have the chance to be senators, doctors, journalists or even teachers like Prof. Kennedy? I propose a draft for every important job. To paraphrase Prof. Kennedy, education, for example, is too important to be left to “mercenary” professors; it must be the people’s business.
Posted by clay at August 1, 2005 07:34 PM
Greyhawk,
Thanks for the pimp, my man -- glad you enjoyed it.
Clay,
You know, it's really a class issue. Kennedy wrote what he wrote because his socio-economic class doesn't understand today's military or the people who choose to serve in it. They view it with disdain. Believe it or not, he's pretty mild compared to guys like Joel Beinin, another stanford professor. I liked your letter.
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Posted by Fred Schoeneman at August 2, 2005 12:07 AM
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