[steve50]

Even with a draft the perfumed princes won't get within a 1,000 mile of a shot fired in anger. If they don't get enough volunteers let them raise the pay, freedom isn't free afterall.

[steve-b]

If they don't get enough volunteers let them raise the pay

Part of Rangel's motivation is that, if you can just shanghai people instead of having to persuade them, you can take all the money now wasted on military pay raises and veteran's benefits and spend it on something more useful such as more welfare.