If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.
Charles RangelMississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?
Charles RangelAt least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
Charles RangelThe use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because I believe strongly that a national decision to go to war must also include a broad commitment to share its burdens. Whenever Congress decides to fund a war or other U.S. combat activities, it must provide a means to pay for it-then and there-not later. If we don't have the will to fully share the burdens of war, then we have no right to send our sons and daughters into harm's way.
Charles Rangel