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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Nothing less would be accepted by John Q public. Of course, i think people these days are more leary of their leaders, so it would probably take nothing less then being attacked by a foreign nation. Not some rag tag group of nationless wackjob towelheads parking planes into skyscrapers, but a real "formal" attack by a sovreign power dropping manufactured bombs on US soil. That sends a TOTALLY different message, and arguably the only one that would make the draft acceptable to the public.
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In every war we've fought throughout our history draftees have been far more difficult to motivate and keep motivated. That's why the military much prefers volunteers.
Makes sense I think. You want the guy in the next foxhole to be there because he chose to be there, not because somebody threatened him with jailtime if he didn't.