Reply #49: Strawman?

[Warren Stupidity]

The exact argument was made in the poll "A Draft: Straight Up, Yes or No".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3445117&mesg_id=3445257

So before you start in with the insults, perhaps you might want to check the facts.

But once again: the draft was very much in place before the vietnam war and obviously did not prevent it. The pre-lottery draft ran through the war years 65-69 and the war did not end. The lottery draft ran from 69 - 73 and still the war continued. Conscription stopped in 73, but the war continued until 75. Did the draft help fule dissent? Yes of course it did. Did it prevent or end the war? No, obviously it did not.

Would a new draft cause more dissent? Yes. Would it prevent or end another bad war? There is no evidence that supports that claim.