Letter to the Department
of Defense (18 February 1991)
[Directed to the Selective Service office]
Gentlemen:
On an evening a few days ago I was tuned into a talk show about the draft on NBC, and the viewers were assured that, at least for the time being, a draft was not under consideration. What a pity!
For many years, the policies of the U.S.A. have been influenced by the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the international banks, which aim for a one-world government with the Communist brothers. Let us hope that, with the Lord's help, this devilish plan will fail.
But, despite the swan songs [sic*] of Mr. Bush and Comrade Gorbachev, someday America may face the U.S.S.R. as an adversary, and that confrontation may be decided by, according to an old saying, "the one who has more arms will politically win."
There is no question in my mind that our voluntary army is on the highest level, but the numbers in this army are in a horrifying disproportion to the millions of Soviet military personnel.
I vote for the draft!!!
Besides the above-mentioned, which is most important and decisive to our armed service, is another point: in our society, an 18-year-old has two legs and two arms too many, but after three months in basic training he becomes a coordinated young man, and after one year in the service, instead of "necking" in the car and ultimately getting his girlfriend pregnant, he becomes a responsible man. As "reward," he received all the benefits of free further education, which is important in this country which produces 40% functional illiterates.
That brings me to the problem of the so-called "conscientious objectors." In my opinion, they are just punks who use everything America offers, but are unwilling to fulfill their obligation to this country. I firmly believe that it is a mistake to relieve them from military service. If their conviction is indeed that moral or religious, let them serve as medics, in a transport or supply unit, or similar, thus making sure that they discharge their duty to the country without having "to fire a single shot." Unfortunately, this would give them privileges our volunteers do not have, but at least they would be good for something.
Yours very truly,
Waclaw Bakierowski.
* He probably meant "siren songs." - Webmaster