Obama's got so many wars going on now, what's one more gonna hurt.
I would also suggest re-instating the draft. Maybe after a few tours of duty these Liberals will finally begin appreciating the United States a little more.
I too, would like to see the draft reinstated. I bet Mitt Romney (with his 5 non-serving sons) would tone down the saber rattling rhetoric then!
The best argument I have ever heard against the draft was written by Ayn Rand:
Politically, the draft is clearly unconstitutional. No amount of rationalization, neither by the Supreme Court nor by private individuals, can alter the fact that it represents 'involuntary servitude.'
A volunteer army is the only proper, moral - and practical - way to defend a free country. Should a man volunteer to fight, if his country is attacked? Yes - if he values his own rights and freedom. A free (or even semi-free) country has never lacked volunteers in the face of foreign aggression. Many military authorities have testified that a volunteer army - an army of men who know what they are fighting for and why - is the best, most effective army, and that a drafted one is the least effective.
It is often asked, 'But what if a country cannot find a sufficient number of volunteers?' Even so, this would not give the rest of the population a right to the lives of the countrys young men. But, in fact, the lack of volunteers occurs for two reasons: (1) If a country is demoralized by a corrupt, authoritarian government, its citizens will not volunteer to defend it. But neither will they fight for long, if drafted. For example, observe the literal disintegration of the Czarist Russian army in World War l. (2) If a countrys government undertakes to fight a war for some reason other than self-defense for a purpose which the citizens neither share nor understand, it will not find many volunteers. Thus a volunteer army is on of the best protectors of peace, not only against foreign aggression, but also against any warlike ideologies or projects on the part of a countrys own government.
Not many men would volunteer for such wars as Korea or Vietnam. Without the power to draft, the makers of our foreign policy would not be able to embark on adventures of that kind. This is one of the best practical reasons for the abolition of the draft."
From The Ayn Rand Lexicon, Edited by Harry Binswanger, pp 128-129.
Now, as for those flag waiving, anthem singing, America-is-always-right pseudo patriots who might argue that I have an obligation to go to war because of all my country has done for me, I will only say, Huh???
My country has given me nothing. Everything I have, I earned. I have feed, clothed, sheltered and otherwise provided for my family by my own efforts, with no help from the government. Further, I have paid my fair share of the cost of bridges, roads and other infrastructure, and for the financing of all government institutions. If anything, I have paid far in excess of the value of the services rendered by my country. I owe my country nothing. In fact, my country owes me. Big time!
I served my country once, a long, long time ago but if I were a young man again, I would not enlist; at least not until the last scoundrel is removed from public office and the awful stench of political corruption is gone from the land.
The right to life is the greatest right of all and without it all other rights are meaningless. If the government has the power to force you to put your life at risk for whatever cause the government deems proper, you are nothing but a slave.
Those super nationalists who believe in the doctrine of my country, right or wrong do not need a draft. Only an overwhelming fear of death will deter these arrogant, brainwashed, flag-waving medal seekers from service. Likewise, those who see a cause so compelling and worthy that they are willing to fight to the death for it do not require a draft to gain their service. Therefore, the purpose of the draft is simply to recruit cowards and conscientious objectors. Frankly, I would prefer to serve in a military unit which had neither.
Fuck the draft.
Fuck the very concept of the draft.
Fuck those who talk about the draft.
Fuck those who even think about the draft.
For the record, I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1956 just two days past my 17th birthday. Since my birthday was on a Sunday, I took the tests on Monday and was sworn in on Tuesday. The world was different then, a lot different.