Murtha: Military Draft Would Ease Burden

John Murtha
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The Associated Press reports a military draft would ease the burden placed on soldiers and their families, Rep. John Murtha, a leading Democratic critic of the Iraq war, said Tuesday.

"A draft is the fairest way, if we're going to fight a war, to fight it, because everybody has responsibility," Murtha, echoing comments he made last week to CNN, said in a phone interview from his district in western Pennsylvania. "Everybody should share in this responsibility. Everybody should have the chance to serve."

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