The U.S. may need to reinstate a military draft in order to win the war on terrorism, retiring Sen. Zell Miller said on Monday.
"While I don't think we're close to that yet, that may be on down the line," the Georgia Democrat told nationally syndicated radio host Sean Hannity.
"We must stay the course," explained Miller. "We cannot cut and run because if we do not fight this war in Iraq we're going to have to fight in on the streets of America. And we cannot allow that to happen."
"Perhaps [a draft] may be something we have to consider on down the line," the former Marine added. "It will be tough. A lot of people will not like it. But it may very well be something that we have to look at very seriously."
The Georgia Democrat becomes the first high-profile supporter of the war to suggest that a draft may be necessary. Earlier this year, Iraq war critic Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., had raised the prospect of reinstating the draft, but most observers believed he did so in a bid to erode support for the war.
Miller angered his fellow Democrats last week when he endorsed President Bush for re-election and complained that Democrats' harsh attacks on the White House endangered the lives of troops serving in Iraq.
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