>>>You have a point, but it's a bit more complex.
>>>
>>>Iraq and Afghanistan were invaded by an all-volunteer force. Those people asked to be there.
>>You could say the same of WW1 and WW2
>
>Actually most of the US soldiers in WWII were draftees.

66% were draftees in WW2

>That was also true in Korea and Vietnam.

No its not.
25% (648,500) of total forces in Vietnam were draftees.
Draftees accounted for 30.4% (17,725) of combat deaths in Vietnam.
Reservists killed: 5,977
National Guard: 6,140 served: 101 died.
Total draftees (1965 - 73): 1,728,344

..I don't know the stats for Korean war --- but there was also a thing... draft induced volunteerism... where someone would "volunteer" so that they could pick which branch of the military you had to serve in vs being drafted for whatever.

>Since Vietnam we've had all volunteer military.
>A career military person knows that the fastest way to advance a career is in combat.
>Eisenhower - who graduated at the top of his class at West Point, was a major languishing in the Philippines before WWII broke out and was ready to resign his commission because he saw no path forward.
>WWII came along and we know what happened.
>I belong to a vet's group here and we invited active duty guys to come and talk to us during the Iraq war. They were, of course, all volunteers. One was a West Point grad who had done two tours in Iraq.
>To a person, they couldn't wait to get back in action but it was more than ambition that was driving them.
>You could tell that these guys really missed their comrades and that life.
>
>On the other hand, I spent a lot of time with draftees during the Korean war.
>Those guys counted the days till their tours ended and they could get back home.
>They even had an acronym for it:
>FIGMO
>Farewell, I got my orders!