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A draft encourages massive protests against military adventurism, and ensures that every mother in the country understands why (and where) we are fighting. As opposed to a volunteer, "professional" force that is called upon constantly to enforce our country's will around the world.
Your post makes it sound like this country stopped getting as involved around the world once conscription was done away with, though that is debatable to say the least. The only difference is now instead of everyone's son or daughter potentially having to go get shot at for no good reason, the vast majority can put a yellow ribbon on the bumper and promptly forget there is a war on.
a draft is wrong for many reasons. the class warfare sentiment you express is common among the far left-but its stupid
a) its inefficient-brilliant or educated people are not needed for grunt work
b) its contrary to a free society
c) if there is a draft-cannon fodder should be based on employability -oh you will claim that is unfair. well once you start drafting people for the "good of society" fairness is no longer applicable anyway, you might as well not waste the smart people