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We have the population to make an all-volunteer force possible and viable.
In fact we cut the military back after the cold war.
Originally it was tasked to be able to fight a two front war as well as a side action . . although KR's hubby will know a lot more about than I do.
There is a lot of abuse potential in a National Compulsory Service as well as just the possibility of making the Federal Government even larger.
I would vote no on it . . i understand Honeychile's point of view and would have agreed when I was younger . . but I find that my patriotism now is both older and more cynical.
I am leery of anything that smells of Gosh Wow patriotism . . Rah Rah Rah . . . as well as arguments such as . . Everyone should want to serve their nation. . . its just to vague an emotive of a selling point for me.
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