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CMV: The United States Should Have Mandated Military Service as a Disincentive for War

This is a belief I have quietly held for awhile, so might as well post in here. I believe that the United States is more willing to go to war than we should be (Iraq and Afghanistan). I believe that Congress would be less willing to vote in favor of war if all American families had to worry about their kids dying overseas for shoddy reasons. Change My View.

One note before we start, I will not be convinced by arguments that the US is correct in their war making decisions. That is not an argument that will change my view. I have no desire to get into a pointless debate on that topic that will change neither of our minds. My CMV is directly related to whether or not it is worthwhile to mandate military service in exchange for a decline in our willingness to warmonger.

Edit: Sorry if I am slow to respond to newer comments. My view has been changed and I will try to get through comments eventually to award deltas where applicable! Thank you for your time and responses!
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Required military service would likely have the opposite effect.  Knowing that they had a few million more soldiers,  logistic support etc. Leaders would be incentived TO declare war,  partially to give them something to do.  

Military training also makes it more likely that individual citizens would support military over diplomatic solutions.  Because that's what you're trained on... if all you have is a hammer after all.  

Even the threat of not being reelected isn't that large of a threat.  Not getting reelected isn't even enough of an incentive to stop politicians from harassing the people in the office.  

Conscripted CIVIL service on the other hand...