Rath said:
mrstickball said:
And how often have there been drafts to send people on foreign soils that were not directly defending an ally of America, if not America herself?
That was why I put in the 'defending America' jab. There is NO way that the US institutes a draft for a stupid action like Iraq or Afghanistan. The only way it happens is if missles are raining down on Los Angeles, or a major capital of an ally. At that point, I think we'd be concerned a bit more than if its some stupid excursion like Iraq.
Heck, the Koreas could go to war tomorrow, and we wouldn't bat an eyelash at a draft. Of course, that'd change if China or Russia decided to pare up with Kimmy, and try to annex Japan or another ally.
Honestly, by the next time a draft may need to be needed, we'll probably have Terminators and other mechanized participants fighting, as opposed to grunts. At that point, it may be moot, because the human behind the machine is more likely to be fighting in Las Vegas than they would be in Pyongyang.
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Vietnam war is the simple answer to this post.
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I certainly understand that one. Vietnam was a useless, bad idea for a war. However, Vietnam was on the tail end of compulsory military service. I certainly do not support what we did in Nam (there were 20 better ways to of dealt with it). It should serve as a reminder as to why we shouldn't have a draft. Yet at the same time, without the draft in WW2, we may not of taken Europe as quickly as *we* (meaning the western allies) did....Which was a very, very beneficial thing for the progress of humanity in Europe.
