Although his proposal will not garner the support of this president or a majority of the members of Congress, Democrat Charles Rangel makes a superb point through his continuing push to reinstate the draft. Rangel argues persuasively that if there had been a draft in place in 2003, the administration would not have given any consideration to an occupation of Iraq based upon the flimsy evidence that was used to get us into this war, fearing that the children of prominent political figures might be required to go to war. The president and those in Congress who have consistently supported...