On the contrary, I would never support any kind of draft or mandatory national service requirement, ever. But I think if you take a look at the two (so far) trackback entries we've received, you'll understand why I asked the question. Both of them answer the question with some version of "yes", which is troubling to me.

I do regret failing to include John Kerry in the question somehow, because I think a Democratic administration would be similarly likely to favor conscription, although their public advocacy of the draft would probably have more of a race/class-envy element to it.

At any rate, I think this is a question we should be discussing now, while it still seems "ridiculous" - because I think it very likely, as this war wears on, that recruitment will become an increasing problem. When there aren't enough soldiers, the instinct of government is to conscript them. How many of the United States major wars were manned without it?