Regarding the US army's problems with running out of warm bodies to recruit, set the Wayback Machine to here.

Bush & co. have categorically rejected the idea of conscription (so far). They keep getting their kids killed, they may (shock, whooda thunkit?) have to change their minds about that before too long. With the strongest possible (public) reluctance, of course. But it is Wartime, you know.

Am I being too cynical again?