True. I was in my late teens/twenties then. So, when you see those MSM photo's from back in the'60's that say, "Anti-Vietnam War Protest", please remember that much of the participation (potential draftees, girlfriends, parents) was really anti-draft based. Unless the MSM media is controlled or self-controlled, as in WWII, a draft will generate and power an anti-war movement. It is understandably very hard for young men who were scared of dying in the War to admit being scared, or to admit a selfish desire to place their personal time above the country's need. But the MSM will take the most credible reasons for opposing a war and provide all the cover any potential draftee needs to bug out.
IMHO, I think President Bush could have done, and could still do more regarding recruitment if he simply related the burden being carried by those currently in the military and asked Americans to enlist. If the "Go Long" or "Go High" option is chosen in Iraq (as opposed to "Go Home") he should ask Americans to enlist in conjunction with that decision. But, here's the problem: JFKennedy's "Bear any burden, pay any price in the the defense of liberty" words assured potential enlistees (like me) of the nation's COMMITMENT. That their efforts, or death, would not be in vain. Having run from that commitment in Vietnam, a clear commitment by both Democrat and Republican leaders would now be necessary to encourage a large number of enlistments.
I've previously compared this situation to marriage. In both cases, COMMITMENT, is key. Does "for better or for worse, until death do us part" have the same value to a marriage when it comes from the lips of a divorcee?