I haven't read much by Tom Ricks in the past few years, but my earlier reading leads me to believe he's an astute military correspondent. Yet, I was surprised when he wrote this article, wherein he agreed with me that the all-volunteer force is not a good thing. Ricks believes that the force has been very successful militarily. But, this success has meant that the public has been able to ignore our wars. Such ignorance provides no check on our getting into more wars. With a draft we'd be a lot more careful because our families and friends and sometimes even ourselves could become a casualty of war.
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