Mandatory military service doesn't fly here. And honestly, we just don't need droves of people to be effective there anymore. My suggestion would be to shorten high school (Senior years are a glorified photo shoot anyway), and add in mandatory trade school. Not Stem classes, but real trade...
There used to be a lot more balanced conversation on this board (going back to OP) as you mentioned above. A lot of posters have just left the subforum all together.
He also wanted to stop all funding to Isreal a year ago. Didn't disagree with him then and don't really disagree with him now. That said, the second Iran hit our bases/embassy in retaliation....You could technically argue we are back in legal territory. They need to clarify the law.
It's a bit hard for me to believe Trump and Hegseth drew up this current plan on an oval office whiteboard? My guess is we have had this plan or decades, and it was modified as required. The accountability falls on the leader who green lights the plan.
I think its a war. Hell, our top leaders are calling it such. From what I can gather, the President has to notify congress within 48 hours and basically needs approval for continuation within the first 60 days. I don't think the law is really all that well defined for that first 60 days. Its...
Is this an App?? LOL.
My perception, which isn't based on much, the middle 70-80% of US adults are still very much the same non-crazy types as 20 years ago. We have just given the dudes on the ends of the spectrum microphones.