Janie,

Are you really giving your son more options? Of course it is every parent's duty to care for the welfare of their child. But do you force your values on your child, and at what cost?   Of course war is wrong, and I am not advocating war. What I do think is important is that everyone make the decisions for themselves. There is a tradeoff. There are many values and benefits that we cherish as Americans.

You open up different opportunities(not better or worse) if you move to Canada. While they do not have a draft (at least as far as I am aware), they do have a military. Who can say that they would never have a draft?