McCain Draft

August 20, 2008: At a town hall meeting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, John McCain said that he agreed with the lengthy comments of an audience member—which included a suggestion that the military draft be reinstated.¹

Fast Facts

1. McCain has stated that he opposes reinstating the draft²
2. Military draft is called conscription
3. Required conscription ended in the U.S. in 1972
4. Men ages 18 to 25 are required to register with the Selective Service System, in case of emergency

Transcript

Audience Member:

• "...I think it is a sad state of affairs when we have illegal aliens having a Medicaid card that can access specialist top physicians, the best of medical and our vets can't even get to a doctor. These are the people that we tied yellow ribbons for and Bush patted on the back. If we don't reenact the draft I don't think we will have anyone to chase Bin Laden to the gates of hell."¹

John McCain:

• "Ma'am let me say that I don't disagree with anything you said and thank you and I am grateful for your support of all of our veterans."¹

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