> ...serving soldiers whose commision has expired but are being refused the right to come home

Well, I think a better solution is to bring ALL of them home, rather then send more people over there to be killed. I know what your point is, but I think playing political brinksmanship games like this just weakens the Democratic position.

> Finally, it is about time that the politicians' decisions affected their lives.

You are too much of an optimist. Even with a universal draft, do you think people like the Bush twins are really going to get caught in it? The powerful will still get out of it, just like Dumya's daddy got him out of it during the last draft.