Another reason to reinstate the military draft

As the movie "American Sniper" sets attendance records this weekend, the all-too-predictable liberal condemnation of the story of an American serviceman is spewing forth.  Whether it be Hollywood "elites" or the liberal member of the media who admitted not having viewed the film, there is a rush to criticize those who serve in the Armed Forces.  This is another reason to reinstate the draft.

There is a wide gulf between those who serve in the Armed Forces and those who don't, created in large part by the so-called all volunteer force.  Those who haven't served likely make up the vast and overwhelming majority of those who populate the Hollywood "elite" and mainstream media.  

I argue that were some of them veterans, based on a fair and above board draft process (not the manipulated draft of the Vietnam era), the shared experience earned by being a veteran might, just might, stem the flow of uninformed criticism.  Or, perhaps hopefully, would lead to the vets offering their counterpoints to the uninformed commentary.

This is another reason to reinstate the military draft, adding to other valuable reasons, such as:

• Spreading military service responsibility and experience across a broader spectrum of the American citizenship.
• Making lawmakers and elected officials think twice or thrice about sending their own sons and daughters into harm's way.
• Connecting the average family to the responsibility inherent to being a citizen, by requiring service to the nation.

Let's join together to reinstate the draft, for the above and many, many other reasons.