We're all fucked.

[mburbank]

While I think this is a trumped up urban legend right now, I think any of you in the age brackett or with kids approaching it are foolish not to think about this issue.

It's got bi-partisan support, though for different reasons.

If US policy continues in the direction it's trending (Unending state of 'war' against terrorism, pre-emptive foreign policy) I think it's inevitable.

If my daughters had to grow up in a US that required some sort of national service, I think that would be fine. But military service? In quagmire wars of choice like Iraq? I think not.

How long will we have a large enough volunteer army when we are underfoirced in Afghanistan and pinned down in Iraq, so much so we have to send planefulls of first responders in the National Gurad there for years at a time and we institute stop loss? What chunk of the population elligible right now is saying 'hey, National Guard looks like a fun deal, I guess I'll sign up?' Does anyone have any info on how hard recruiting is these days? Do you think Iran's current behavior toward the UN isn't influenced by their perception we don't have the forces for another war?

Rich white folks (and most of your senators on both sides of the aisle are rich white folks) have always found a way to keep their loved ones off the front lines, so they have no real reason to be opposed to a draft. Think about it.