Reply #36: PNAC Slaves [View All]

the goal for some who advocate a draft is to "level the playing field" ... let's eliminate all the loopholes and make the children of the wealthy serve right along side average GI Joe's ...

admirable goal ... and, without question there's some merit to the argument that more americans would oppose war if someone close to them could be conscripted to serve ...

the problem with a draft, however, is that draftees could become free raw materials for the military-industrial complex ... while the playing field might become more level, and i doubt it would, millions would be required to put their lives on the line to serve the corporate masters ...

if we had a government that valued human life above money, perhaps the benefits would outweigh the costs ... but we don't ... let's not make PNAC slaves out of more americans by instituting a draft ...