Something's Not Happening Here, Why It Ain't Ain't Exactly Clear

The Becker-Posner Blog raises the question, "Why No Violent Protests Against the Iraq War?" I question the word "violent," but that's not critical to the issue. Becker thinks, as I suspect most people do, that the absence of the draft is the primary answer. Posner disagrees and offers five factors he thinks may better account for the difference between the sometimes massive (and, yes, sometimes violent) Vietnam era protests and the relative absence of such demonstrations against the war in Iraq. I link, you decide.