[MattG]

The president doesn't have the power to reinstate the draft, right? It'd be Congress. Merely by posting the subject line that you did IS a partisan post designed to create negative opinions about Obama and, frankly, to create fear in people's minds. It's a disgusting political tactic that the Republicans have been using way too much in this campaign.

Besides, I think a draft is a fantastic idea, for one reason: it makes ALL of us much more involved with war and death and is more likely to encourage intelligent, thoughtful debate before any military action is taken. Right now, most Americans are detached from the military actions, there's no direct personal consequences. Change that around so that it could be their son or daughter sent off to die, and there will be a LOT more oversight of the actions of our government, I guarantee you.