As War Threatens To Go Global, Is It Time To Bring Back the Draft?

Charlie Rangel might see the draft as a brake on the rush to war. Fair enough. It could, though, spell the difference between winning and defeat if war does break out.

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U.S. Army recruits listen to a drill sergeant during marksmanship training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 2016. AP/Gerry Broome

With the world now what one former Royal Navy chief calls but six steps from a global conflict, forgive us if we raise one of our favorite topics — the draft. It happens that Congressman Charlie Rangel and we are the only New Yorkers we know in favor of the restoration of a draft. It’s hard, for us at least, to see what’s so all-fired illogical about it. Our volunteer army has trouble recruiting the soldiers it needs, while America’s young adults languish.

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