tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308428577162355562.post4577585704955228011..comments2023-06-06T05:11:30.167-07:00Comments on Urinalism and other stuff: Tim Pryorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18344920321680657965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308428577162355562.post-24706542500099975052020-05-09T09:17:29.180-07:002020-05-09T09:17:29.180-07:00Yeah. My number was 245, and they never went much...Yeah. My number was 245, and they never went much past 120. Good thing about then draft is it involved everyone in then war. Only the extremely the rich and well-connected (George Busch) got out of it. That gave a lot of weight to the anti-war movement as the death toll mounted. It would have made a difference in Busch's wars.Tim Pryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344920321680657965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308428577162355562.post-79796136127779069222020-05-05T07:42:17.144-07:002020-05-05T07:42:17.144-07:00The critical factor then was of course the Draft. ...The critical factor then was of course the Draft. Forcing young men to go fight in a war that no one understood or supported. At first we felt safe due to the student and daddy deferments. When those went away, every young man of draft age was in danger. Then came the lottery. We sat in front of the TV as the numbers were pulled. Yours came up somewhere in the 300s. We breathed a huge sigh of relief. Many were not so lucky, and had the terrible choice of waiting to be called or running off to Canada knowing they could never return. Now we are being asked to stay at home and cover our faces if we do venture out. Doesn't seem like much of a sacrifice, compared with much of our history. Lakeside Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669295728393914245noreply@blogger.com