But there were easy ways for the rich (and middle class) to have their children avoid being sent. The essence of believing we need to bring back the draft so t

But there were easy ways for the rich (and middle class) to have their children avoid being sent. The essence of believing we need to bring back the draft so that war will be waged less often is that if you make the ruling class' children fight then they will be more careful about making war. If it becomes the case that war stops being a poor man's fight but a rich man's prerogative then possibly wiser decisions will be made. I don't think the war in Iraq and Afghanistan would still be ongoing if the ruling class were forced to send their children into harms way.