I guess those of us who remember Vietnam are diminishing. That war was lost at home, by the ever increasing protests, fueled by the unfairness of the draft. Rich boys were able to stay out of the draft by a myriad number of ways. That’s why George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, all eligible at the time never made it into the military, let alone Vietnam. Try to control the narrative as it was during the war in Iraq, when your military is comprised mainly of conscripts who don’t want to be there.
My guess is that the US military will go the mercenary route, offering those fit, military age illegals crossing the open border full citizenship, ability to bring their families into the country and high pay. That, historically is what declining Empires do.
I guess those of us who remember Vietnam are diminishing. That war was lost at home, by the ever increasing protests, fueled by the unfairness of the draft. Rich boys were able to stay out of the draft by a myriad number of ways. That’s why George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, all eligible at the time never made it into the military, let alone Vietnam. Try to control the narrative as it was during the war in Iraq, when your military is comprised mainly of conscripts who don’t want to be there.
My guess is that the US military will go the mercenary route, offering those fit, military age illegals crossing the open border full citizenship, ability to bring their families into the country and high pay. That, historically is what declining Empires do.
War slaves are cheaper.