New Group: Mothers Against the Draft (MAD)

A new organization led by mothers opposed to the re-institution of a military draft will open its doors next week. According to the biographies of their leaders, the new group consists of evangelican Christian and some Catholic women involved in conservative causes.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2822



Mothers against the draft

by Mary Starrett

News With Views

02/14/05

"Like many Americans, I am horrified to watch as more and more Americans come back from Iraq (and soon from Iran?) in metal boxes. I am frightened that someone I love may be sent off to die in a senseless war. Unfortunately, the chances that will happen have increased. You see, there's a draft in the offing. There are other mothers who are as concerned as I am. A well-organized group of very serious folks has mobilized to shout very loudly: 'STOP IT NOW!' Their website, http://www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/ , says what a lot of us are feeling. The return to conscription that was dismissed as an 'internet hoax' and downplayed in the months before the presidential election is here. It just hasn't been called a 'draft.' D's and R's and liberals and conservatives of every stripe see the return of the draft as a good thing..."

http://www.newswithviews.com/Mary/starrett59.htm


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp