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Old 11-07-2007, 16:15 PM   #12 (permalink)
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it all depends on what role you want the military to fulfill. if you simply want to focus on practicality- aka making sure we have enough troops for the job- i think an all-volunteer military can be made to work, simply by increasing benefits.

if you want to focus on connecting the military to the nation, then conscription is the way to go.
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