Threat from the DPRK (North Korea)

[Kinser79]

(09-21-2017, 12:54 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(09-21-2017, 12:14 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Indeed. It is very likely that if the USA attacked North Korea preemptively, China would back NK and support them, and that NK would attack South Korea. They have a huge army ready to fight, and our side does not. The risk of a quagmire is large. The USA is acting proud and unwilling to make a deal that would stop NK testing. Just offer to stop our war exercises near North Korea. We lose nothing in such an agreement, but the USA it seems would rather ratchet up the tensions even to the possibility of attempting to preemptively "wipe NK off the map" with "fire and fury." So much for the idea that Daddy Drump is not a neo-con.

It's an historical reality that those who have never experienced war, or purposely avoided it in DJT's case, are the ones most likely to be flippant about starting another one.  The prime example from the recent past: Dick Cheney

Trump had four deferments for University (classed 1-S), which wasn't all that uncommon, and unlike Dick Cheney he actually was an undergrad at the time.  The fifth deferment was a 1-Y medical deferment which exempted him from military service.

US Selective Service Wrote:1-S - Student deferred by statue - (H) high school; © college.

1-Y - Registrant qualified for service only in time of war or national emergency.

Note: The 1-Y classification was abolished December 10, 1971. Local boards were subsequently instructed to reclassify all 1-Y registrants by administrative action.

Had it been WW2 instead of a "police action" like Vietnam he would have been drafted even with the bone spurs.  He would have likely been sent to the the Air Force or Navy since bone spurs in the heels usually prevents one from prolonged marching as the Army and Marines expect.  As for Student deferments, even the non-rich got those for High School so unless you want people dropping out of school to be drafted instead....I see no problems with Trump's lack of service.

It should be noted I was very nearly rejected by the military myself--the Navy wasn't my first choice, but the Marine Corps wouldn't take me as I have flat feet.  The USMC rejected me at the MEPS, but I was able to speak with the local recruiter who checked and the Navy didn't care about flat feet so I enlisted there.

I also have a cousin who was rejected by the military entirely as he is asthmatic.

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