In re military drafts

Charlie Rangel's latest proposal of a military draft is dead in the water, but I hope nobody mistakes that to mean that the draft will never return. It will...someday. History marches on and American will continue to face threats to its existence. Our current threat, Islamism, we may be able to defeat with our superb volunteer military. Someday we will again face a threat that requires vast quantities of man and materiel, and when that day comes, we will be forced to bring back conscription. While I do not think we should or need to bring back the draft right now, I do get nervous when people discuss the draft as an antiquity. It will someday again be our present, and I hope Americans will be able to understand when that day comes that our back is against the wall.