America won't see a draft because most Americans don't have the energy to fight

Guava Cheese Puff | January 4, 2020 | Guava Cheese Puff

[CJ Wolf]

I know this wasnt addressed to me but the question made me think. So I answered

[rintintin]

“You are not an asset to be relied on in any state of the nation.”

I certainly couldn’t be relied on to support George Bush’s Iraq War. Like Trump said, it was one of the biggest foreign policy mistakes in American History.

And a war against Iran would be just as foolish in my opinion.

[oldenuff35]

we do not need a draft and it would actually hurt our armed forces.

Our military is now hi tech in many things. if a kid has not stayed in school they are going to be to ignorant to operate the equipment.

Since this will impact some minorities more than the mainstream red state kids that means that more minorities are going to be on the ground behind a rifle than the red state kids are.

It is not a question of racism is a case of ignorance v educated.

[eyedigress]

To anyone following this, I just wanted that opinion.

It was worthless.

[eyedigress]

BTW, I take it in 1941 you are a no show.

[kaehurowing]

They don’t have to go to war with us, we are now too weak to oppose them. One day they will just declare Taiwan is theirs and we will do nothing. Then they will declare the South China Sea is theirs and we will do nothing.

[oldenuff35]

China has a big military but no reach. their blue water navy is sparse, scarce, their ability to airlift limited, and their weapons systems still a generation behind ours. They have power numbers wise but from there on out it goes down hill for them.

[Erik Latranyi]

Iran’s military is ranked 13th in the world.

They are smaller than North Korea, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, etc.

Where is all this fear of a war with them?

Especially all this talk of World War 3?

This is being hyped beyond reason.

If something happens, it will be conducted by Iranian proxies who were trained by Soleimani. Yes, it could be as devastating as a dirty bomb, but this nation is not in danger.

There will be no need for a draft. That is silly.

[trebb]

The good ones generally don’t get the recognition - they just show up and do the job...don’t judge all by the scum the left wants to highlight....you dishonor many solid men and women.

[mosaicwolf]

“Energy” is derived from will.

[Wonder Warthog]

"A draft is irrelevant because we simply aren’t engaging in big force-on-force battles the way we did during WWII. If we ever end up fighting China across the Pacific the way we did Japan, or Russia across the European mainland, we will need a draft. Against non-peer adversaries who might as well be armed with bows-and-arrows? Not so much. A peacetime draft is a waste of money. Whereas a draft during an extended war with a near-peer power is a necessity."

Nailed it................!

[Wonder Warthog]

"Unfortunately, China would kick the crap out of us in a war."

Nope...not enough energy resources...unless they take over the MidEast. And then there is the problem of getting the oil over the long and very vulnerable ocean route to China.