The US is fully prepared to draft young men for war. I was stunned to find this site: Selective Service System. Registration of virtually all 18-26 year old men is in place, and all it needs is a vote of Congress to activate the draft.
Just another suggestion of a US obsession with guns and power and war. How can so powerful a country appear so fearful? Especially when they spend more on defence than the rest of the world put together. To my mind, the US needs to display more of its good side - its culture, its passion, its commitment to bold political ideas, and also more generosity. I trust it's there. They'd find other cultures warming to them, and they'd ultimately have more influence than they presently have with their current warlike, fearful and self-opinionated stance.
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