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In reply to the discussion: I didn't serve in Vietnam for freedom... [View all]F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Physically fit and mentally sound--I guarantee they would take me (though I admit I would refuse, and would see the inside of a jail cell first). I, and other friends of mine, are strong advocates of the draft.
The reason we are able to continue wars elsewhere are because we continue to send our poorest elsewhere and the majority of us are able to forget about them. With a draft, the poorest will still be screwed more than the rich, but this time it forces everyone to remember exactly what we are doing. No more forgotten soldiers and veterans.
Reinstate the draft, make from age 18 to whatever you want, both male and female. No exceptions, period. My suggestion is then to make war democratic. Make the decision to enter war the people's decision--only those who may enter the war through the draft may vote.