If the case was made that we need to sacrifice as a country in order to win this global war on terror, I'd gladly deal with higher taxes, rationing of goods and services. I'd also expect there to be a draft to get the necessary armed forces to accomplish military goals. One thing you guys remarked on the other week was that security was a necessary first step before any evolution of democracy in Iraq. If this war was necessary, why not draft enough soldiers and occupy the country like we occupied Germany after WWII? I think that Americans by a natural position prefer peace over war, but if asked in a meaningful way would do an awful lot. We can't make the argument that this conflict is on par with World War II and tell most Americans that the extent that their participation should entail is voting for a particular party and buying more DVDs from Wal-Mart.