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Why? The draft is gone in the US. It is traditionally isolationist. There will be no Great War despite experts saying so. At worst you’ll see weapons being ship
by graphe 4y ago
Why? The draft is gone in the US. It is traditionally isolationist. There will be no Great War despite experts saying so. At worst you’ll see weapons being shipped overseas to fund rebels/terrorism against enemies.
- photonbeam 4y agoIsn’t selective service is still in force?
- graphe 4y agoYes. But at this fitness level and only half of Americans would stay and fight. How many are willing to train, go overseas, fight and not dodge the draft?
- 65a 4y agoI don't think an attack on the US or key partners is comparable to what was seen when a draft was used to support a failing French colony. It'd be pretty dangerous to conflate those outcomes, in my opinion.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoSounds like what the Europeans were saying before Feb’22…
- philwelch 4y agoOr July ‘14….
- edgyquant 4y agoA modern war isn’t expected to need mass conscription.
- kgwgk 4y agoPeople can die comfortably at home.
- wolverine876 4y agoThe US is traditionally isolationist? Except for 4 years, the US hasn't been isolationist since the 1930s; it's closing in on a century.
- bailoon 4y ago[flagged]
- newaccount2021 4y ago[dead]