Should the U.S. reinstate the draft?

In 1960, President Eisenhower warned the country about the dangers of the military-industrial complex in a televised farewell address. Each President that has followed him has ignored his warning.

If you are not familiar with Eisenhower’s Farewell Address – please watch it now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY

The Vietnam War gave a shock to the military-industrial complex. Resistance to the draft tore apart our society and created social disorder. A vast counter-culture arose. President Johnson became a reviled and despised figure unable to make public appearances. He did not run for reelection, and was driven from office in humiliation and disgrace. Many young men refused to serve. Many who did serve were unwilling and were not good soldiers. We must never forget that the U.S. lost the Vietnam War. Lost--- to the Viet Cong -- a band of little men in black pajamas. The military-industrial complex learned its lesson and the draft was abolished. The military-industrial complex knows that too many of the young men of the U.S. are useless as draftees. A drafted army would not be effective in a foreign war and trying to raise one would tear apart our country. So the answer to Reich's question is no. The draft is not a good idea.

Of course, if Reich wants to instigate revolution and subvert the establishment that has caused death and destruction in numerous foreign countries around the world, then yes -- reinstating the draft is a capital idea.