That is what I was thinking, plus the fact that Obama hasnt made any efforts to improve the military and any changes he has made in the military budget have been to cut it. Not really actions of someone getting ready for war. In addition, you have the fact that bringing back the draft is the sole method any president would have of ensuring that a full fledged ground invasion and occupation of Iran would work, and clearly Americans are not ready to go back to it. Though it is impossible to dismiss the notion that Obama would try something, it is a question of what, exactly.
I have a friend who enlisted a few months back; he says they’re downsizing Army units (getting picky about tattoos and piercings, after overlooking felony convictions a few years back to fill the ranks). We won’t be fighting any “real” war for some time now.
This country will never have a draft again; too many people did too well after avoiding service, and those that dodged the draft illegally were pardoned soon after. They got to keep their limbs and mental health, while those that answered the call all too often ended up with sub-par care in VA facilities.