I agree with most of what you said. I, myself totally hate the idea of the draft, and the Orwellian notion of "Big Brother" style government, which I fear the US is inching closer and closer toward every day. I will, however, say this about the military. The military is a necessary evil of sorts (I myself believe that Afghanistan should be turned into a US Atomic Test Site, but that's a whole other can of worms entirely). The armys of the world's nations, I believe, do not represent murder as much as they represent the inability of humanity to govern itself without war. Even if we did eliminate the militarys of every nation on earth, there's bound to be a Saddam Who's Insane who's bound to come along, raise an army, and start the killing anew. Love it or hate it, the US (and every other country for that matter) needs their armies simply to keep each other in check. Human nature would have it no other way.
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I agree with most of what you said. I, myself totally hate the idea of the draft, and the Orwellian notion of "Big Brother" style government, which I fear the US is inching closer and closer toward every day. I will, however, say this about the military. The military is a necessary evil of sorts (I myself believe that Afghanistan should be turned into a US Atomic Test Site, but that's a whole other can of worms entirely). The armys of the world's nations, I believe, do not represent murder as much as they represent the inability of humanity to govern itself without war. Even if we did eliminate the militarys of every nation on earth, there's bound to be a Saddam Who's Insane who's bound to come along, raise an army, and start the killing anew. Love it or hate it, the US (and every other country for that matter) needs their armies simply to keep each other in check. Human nature would have it no other way.