Modern warfare is very different than what we had up until Vietnam. The U.S. military simply doesn't need large numbers of bodies anymore to execute military missions.
THAT is the real issue in Iraq. The U.S. has found itself in a situation for which it is totally unprepared, because high-tech warfare doesn't work against people who don't have a high standard of living. And sending even 10 million U.S. soldiers to Iraq isn't going to fix the problem, so there's no point in drafting a few hundred thousand.
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