Dodging the Draft?

With a few elected officials talking about increasing our level of troops in Iraq, Charles Rangel believes conscription exists as the only logical solution to dealing with a status quo military stretched too thin. Still, he admits that he has no political chance off succeeding as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Perhaps it is the best thing to do in order to raise passionate public outrage against the war and demand our troops come home immediately, which is Rangel's real goal. It's true that most people are not being asked to sacrifice for this war -- the first time in history that this has occurred -- and some responsibility would wake up the populace.

However, I agree with the majority of mainstream Democrats that the draft is not a good idea, and I think that Rangel is pushing this issue as a political stunt rather than a genuine solution to Iraq. Moreover, I think that only a president can rally the kind of public support needed, and that any attempt from within Congress to bring back the draft would only backfire and result in huge losses at the polls next election day. What do you think?