Frank,

You're probably right...a draft is not "in the works" because folks realize it would be political suicide. However, it is not inconceivable that the administration would have contingency plans for a military draft should one prove necessary. But this is not the same thing as saying that a "draft is in the works" because of Iraq.

I actually think good national security planning must include contigency plans for a draft. This would be true regardless of whether or not we were engaged in Iraq. While I am vehemently oppposed to a draft to bail us out of our present morass, having plans on the books for implementing a military draft in the face of a national emergency is just good business.

Hopefully, we will never again need one.

Donald