Oregon Considered

Kulongoski Calls For Draft Discussion

June 16, 2005

0616_ted.jpgGovernor Ted Kulongoski increased the urgency of his calls Thursday for a national discussion on a military draft.

His statement comes on the same day congressional representatives introduced a resolution in Congress calling for President Bush to announce an exit strategy from Iraq.

As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, the governor says a discussion on the draft is needed because it's unfair to continually rotate citizen soldiers into combat.

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