  Half of high schoolers believe they can and might be drafted. Fuckin' scary. Here we are, the by-product of a generation plagued by the events in Vietnam, and we fear the same fate. 58,000 American Soldiers died in Vietnam. At least one in three Americans growing up in the sixties personally knew someone who died. With the prospect of more wars on the horizon, can we expect a recurrence of a Vietnam reality? Must our children fear the future because those with power cannot restrain themselves or better yet admit their faults. Almost 20 years, following the America's withdrawal from SE Asia, Robert MacNamara emerged to speak about his experiences as Sect. Of Defense during Vietnam. He explained that in retrospect he and his associates had committed terrible mistakes.
I would rather he come to that conclusion when my mom's best friend was dying in a Military hospital. Similarly, I will be outraged in my old age if Bush and Co. make similar admissions. Why hasn't anybody learned anything? We can prevent these kids from fearing a draft or better yet another war if only we'd maybe for once consider the contemptuous decisions of our past. 
