Nosmo King
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World Wars were fought and won with draftees. The only reason we maintained a vast military industrial complex was the Cold War.Look fellas - I'm old enough to remember what the draft was like and how so many people didn't like it and took pains to avoid it. Those who were drafted mostly counted the days until they could get out. You have more problems with a conscripted military and a less effective force.
For God's sake, you don't deliberately weaken your military nd then use it as a reason not to go to war. If you have to go to war, you gotta have highly trained and motivated people to fight otherwise your casualty count will be much higher than it other wise would be. If you don't want a war, then don't get into one in the 1st place. Gonna be consequences either way, but drafting people is not going to save you money and you might end up with another Vietnam. You really don't want that.
The Cold War is over. After every war but World War II, we scaled back our military. We prospered and lived in peace.
Since World War II, we fought in Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Panama, Lebanon, Granada. Would American leaders be so free and easy about sending Americans into harms way if that standing force wasn't ready like a loaded pistol in the pocket of a bar fighter?