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Do you think the United States would/will ever
reinstate the draft? Why or why not?

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No
I recognize there is great nostalgia for the draft. I speak to audiences all over America about mobilization planning, and the majority of people more than 40 years old believe returning to the draft would be beneficial to the country and to its youth. I disagree.The draft has never been equitable, although some draft eras have been more evenhanded than others. Draft laws are written by politicians, draft board members are chosen by politicians, and because domestic politics intrude on every process touched by officeholders, some benefit from the ways the laws are written and enforced, and others do not. The American Civil War draft is a notorious example but by no means the only one.


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