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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why ought countries risk their existence to avoid a draft? The government already dictates other matters of life and death. Forgoing a draft would force bigger permanent militaries and not allow for some defense in depth strategies.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Because we're better than that.

A state is just a legal entity. The nation and its residents are infinitely more important.