On Capitol Hill, a leading Democratic congressmember has announced plans for legislation to reintroduce the military draft. New York Democrat Charles Rangel, the incoming chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, says he believes mandatory conscription would deter politicians from launching wars. Rangel said, “There’s no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq … [if] members of Congress and the administration thought their kids from their communities would be placed in harm’s way.”