OpinionNo, Bringing Back the Draft Would Not Stop US Warmongering:
Mandatory conscription makes war easier, not harder.
commondreams.org/opinion/bring-back-the-draft-2676273821
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organized and prolonged violent conflict between different nations, states, or different groups within a nation or state
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