[redgolum]

But the US is going to need a draft and we are going to have to occupy the whole region with 5-8 million troops.

We don't have the large number of young men to do that kind of thing anymore. You can't send over grandpa or grandma very often, and stripping all able bodied men out of the country would not work that well.

Look at all the problems the Reserve call up has caused. If the President did that, there would be a mass revolt. We don't want a conscript Army, to many morale and training problems.

[Williams]

I'm sorry but all your doubts and hand wringing will look like so much deer in the headlights blindness to the obvious, AFTER the first atom bomb goes off here at home. I can just see all the brilliant commentary: "Gee, I guess we really didn't learn the lessons of 9-11."

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

You have an extremely low opinion of the American people. Are you sure you are in the right place. Perhaps the DU would be more to your liking . . . just kidding. Seriously, yes it would hurt the economy. Yes, it would require sacrifice. But do really think that there would be "mass revolt"? I think you vastly underestimate the capacity of the American People.

[halfright]

We need to insure the wages and benefits of our military are attractive enough to make it a viable career as compared to private life. The volunteer military has proven to be the state of the art.

It may be necessary for us ol farts to protect the home front while the women help out like in WWII. The kids of today would be in for a rude awakening.

I still think we can do 99% of it from the air if our hands are untied....