The one tiny ray of light in that is, if they even start talking too loudly about re-instituting the draft (let alone trying to pursue it seriously), I don't imagine that will improve their re-election chances any. The political ad pretty much writes itself:

"George W. Bush lied to the American people to begin a war with Iraq. Then he ignored the advisers who told him it wouldn't be a quick an easy victory, and refused to give them the materials and personnel they really needed. Then he told the U.N. to bugger off and turned the war into a clusterfuck. Now, with Iraq a sea of chaos and bloodshed instead of the peaceful democracy we were supposed to be creating, he wants to force YOU to go finish HIS war."

Without the profanity, of course.