Chrummboew

My one problem with Trumbo's assertion in that soldiers can only fight for a cause that is their own and not an ideal is the lack of unity within an army if all the things the soldiers are fighting for are separate. The purpose of fighting for an ideal, or at least to the higher-ups in an army, is to unite all the soldiers behind this idea. This makes these soldiers a much more cohesive unit with more drive to fight, eventually making the whole army more powerful. However, where Trumbo is right is that some people will not believe in the ideal in the first place, and this is where the situation gets tricky. Creating a draft, although sometimes necessary, causes problems in the way of camaraderie and the inner drive of soldiers, so such a practice should be avoided until circumstances call for its definite necessity.