General McChrystal recommends bringing back the draft.
No draft folks.
The all volunteer military is the politician’s best friend.
No draft means less war protests & more undeclared wars in distant lands where the National Guard is doing multiple tours.
Today- most Americans can repeat the “Thanks for your service” slogan and move on without having to involve themselves or family members in decades of undeclared wars in distant lands. This is just the way politicians want it.
If there is any quiet sense of guilt among politicians or people who never did time in uniform about all that- it can be cleared up by thanking The Troops for protecting American rights and freedoms, supporting The Troops, giving them discounts, being cool with them wearing field uniforms in public, not questioning wars that aren’t won, etc.
Spending just a few moments at major sporting events honoring the troops covers for cutting benefits for those who hung in for multiple tours in Iraq.
Troop suicides are less of a big deal if everyone is a volunteer.
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