What if there was a war and nobody came

Yes the saying of the title of this blog was popular in the late 60s.The outrage was over the Vietnam war.Unlike the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan,the Vietnam war was not an all volunteer military.It most likely was the main reason why there was much protest.Of course the destruction of innocent live which always happens in war was also a big factor.As we know when the solders came home many were ridiculed and that was wrong and still should be wrong today.To compensate for Vietnam  the support out troops campaign has crossed political lines and divisions.Why do these young people enlist.Well if you look at the socio economic back grounds of our solders it is mostly due to economic reasons.Only a small division of the middle and upper middle class enlist and can you blame them.Here is my concern with the support the troops analogy.Yes any one who goes in harms way should be supported during and after their service.However in the beginning of the Iraq war a country which never had anything to do with 9/11 and who never posed a threat to the U.S.,So how was this fighting for freedom but rather for the ego of vicious president and his cronies.Now once the government of Iraq was overthrown it became a hot bed for Alqaeda,Iran and terrorism in general.Then yes the troops were fighting for our freedom.Do not get me wrong all the troops even in the beginning did what they were ordered to do and had no choice.They also deserve the same support as the troops who came later.Also troops who served tours of duty in Afghanistan was different because this was the country that supported and gave a haven to Alqaeda.It is tragic that the lower social economic groups in this country need to enlist in the military to gain the same benefits as the middle and upper middles classes.