This is a new piece by Cody Barstow, who I’ve been trying to get into blogging forever, and I may finally be getting to him. The article essentially argues that, well, here’s a snip:

A volunteer force is the perfect way for a government to avoid dissent in the country. Respect for the fallen and living precludes dissent….With a draft, we would better see the fuller sense of America reflected in our fighting forces, and as a result, parents would finally be freed to scream out at the stupidity of a war fought clumsily and without intelligence. Because their children did not volunteer and that spirit does not need to be protected or revered.

As always, Cody isn’t afraid of the counter-intuitive route….