I disagree. If we had a draft we’d have several more divisions at least and a reserve force brimming with soldiers to occupy the two third world cesspools. The 82d and 1st Marines along with the rest of the active force would have been spared the multiple deployments. Oh...and the Romney boys would have participated.
As we learned in Vietnam, it smply isn’t possible to occupy Third World cesspools over the long run. The Romneys still could have gotten deferments anyway.
My point was that if we had a draft, Americans definitely would have scrutinized the justifications for the invasion of Iraq more closely. Most Americans didn’t analyze it too closely because they weren’t being forced to send their sons over there.
After so many of the political and military leaders from the Vietnam War admitted that many mistakes were made, I don’t expect we’ll see a draft again in our lifetimes.