Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice
I once railed against the draft for armed forces and still have a negative opinion of it. However, one thing the draft did was to share the pain with the average citizen. This is not happening now and it manifests itself by a willingness to send our troops into battle where we have nothing to lose. It is despicable.
While I will still oppose conscription I will certainly acknowledge the disconnect. We should take very seriously the action of sending our sons and daughters to war. I don't think we have done so.
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