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Originally posted by dave
If we need to force people to fight for it, then it's not worth fighting for.
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I understand where you're coming from, and I agree to a point, but if we fail to keep a certain level of strength, and to project that strength on an ongoing basis, we're inviting some uppity world power wannabe to kick sand in our face.
If our ability to maintain a deterrent level of military strength falls below a certain point (I don't know what that point is), then I feel that a draft is a viable means of maintaining that strength.
That being said, I agree that the volunteer military definitely brings higher quality, more motivated personnel to the table, and as long as there's sufficient incentive for quality people to sign up, that is the preferable way to go. Given a crisis of defensive ability, that would need to be changed until the problem is rectified.
I'll shut up now before I get more confusing.