We have overpopulated prisons. They are full of low-lifes and killers. I say give them the chance to volunteer to serve in Iraq. If they try to run away once they get there, they are more than likely gonna die anyway, so no loss. This not only frees up space in the prisons, but it also adds more manpower that is needed to the war. That way, no draft would be necessary.
shareI won't comment on your idea directly. However, check out this blog:
http://drafted.blogspot.com/
It's an assemblage of news articles that have to do with the notion of a draft in today's world, as well as troop levels and the lengths that the USAF have had to go to recently to keep the troop ranks sufficient. Everything from financial incentives to lowered intelligence standards to lowered standards for things like criminal records have been used by recruiters to enlist sufficient troops...
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