No politician in Congress is going to dare to propose a draft. The Democrats would impeach President Bush if he even brought it up. But looking back the President made a big mistake by not proposing a draft years ago. He wouldn’t have gotten in this mess if he had. He’d have known right then and there that the American people weren’t going to support him if he got us into a long war – rather than the little military brush-up we expected.

Not having a draft meant – and I don’t mean this unkindly – most of us were spectators – not participants – in the war. Someone else was doing the fighting.

It’s a pretty good bet in a few months – or sooner – the Democrats in Congress are going to pull the plug on the war in Iraq. But the war on terrorism will go on. So, maybe a little debate on the draft wouldn’t be a bad idea. After all, the minute I get the idea my daughters may be drafted any ongoing illusions I may have about civil rights for detainees or using overwhelming force to get the war over, quickly, are going right out the window. How about you?

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