But see, this is idealistic talk. If you recognize, as I think you do, that at present soldiers are necessary, what do you suggest is the best way to motivate people to serve in this capacity. If you are suggesting that a draft would be better than a volunteer army, would YOU be willing to serve if you got drafted? It seems to me that it’s much better to provide some kind of idealistic motivation–even if it sometimes fails in practice–than to accept the idea that we are simply hiring a bunch of mercenaries. If we do that, we risk having those people simply continue to be mercenaries.