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Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has come out swinging again on the issue of military conscription. Earlier this month, his comments about poor enlistment numbers made headlines and stoked debate in the Legislative Yuan. Now he''s in Israel and has more criticism for Taiwan''s conscription program, which he has declared to be a waste of time.On his second day in Israel, Taipei’s mayor had reflections to share about Taiwan’s military conscription system.Voice of Ko Wen-jeTaipei mayorA way in which Israel is very clever is that it has integrated education, national defense and industry. Think back to Taiwan. If you look at Taiwan, you’ll see that education, national defense and industry are not integrated. So every person who goes to do his military service feels that it is a waste of time.The mayor’s comments drew a swift response from the minister of national defense back in Taiwan. Yen Teh-faMinister of national defenseI wish Mayor Ko had a better understanding of the current situation in the military. The current situation is that education and industry have long been integrated with the defense sector.Lee Ming-hsienTaipei KMT councilorWhat on earth is Mayor Ko talking about? Does he want voluntary enlistment or conscription? I think he wants to be elected president so badly that he is losing his mind. Previously Ko had said Taiwan’s policy of phasing out military conscription was inappropriate. Over in Israel, where all men and women are conscripted, Ko is back at it again with scathing remarks challenging the government’s defense policy.