Eegore, I think my English is not sufficient to clearly understand what you are actually saying.Or where you stand in the discussion.
Can you clarify?

 The "draft" in the US is something that is regularly brought up to exaggerate the impacts of any overseas conflict the US engages in.
It is late here in the Netherlands, so I’ll do it this way. I understand your point about the draft, but it strikes me that you call it a conflict abroad. I find that an understatement. America is at war with Iran, and Iran is a very difficult country to attack on foot. And Iran is not a small country like the Gaza Strip. Iran is about 4,500 times the size of the Gaza Strip. It is not enclosed between Israel and the sea but has allies all around and the support of Russia and China.

 The "draft" would require an astronomical reduction in the US military to happen.  There hasn't been one since 1972 and recruitment in the US military is exceeding goals.

 Iran is vey, very unlikely to be able to put up a level of resistance that would require the "draft" or conscription of US citizens.  But it is a good tool to try to get people to think the war is bad. Well.... they might be right.


 Not unlike falsely claiming Israel is making a law to hang "every" Palestinian.  Not true, but it is a good argument to lie about to maybe get a few people to think Israel is unreasonable by using false information.