The US didnt declare war in WWII - but we did enough, intentionally and under the cover, to get caught up in it. Roosevelt wanted in, could not convince the Isolationist republicans to go for it.. and so did enough stuff to guarantee to piss off the Germans.
-- Hence they sinking of our merchant vessels.
We dont need a draft. If we are going to spend the money on THAT - we can increase the salaries of our service men - now - and get more people to join based on the want to have a decent job. Seriously - what is the chance you are going to die in a war? 3000 dead in 6 years? Out of a standing army of 2.1 million and another 1.5 million reservists? .12% chance of dying per year.
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