Iraq, Vietnam and public perception

So, if we agree that the draft had/has a big impact between the two conflicts on the domestic front, would that not also stand to reason the lack of citizen participation?

I was born in 71, so there's really nothing I can provide about Vietnam. For good or bad, the people took to the streets and voiced their opinions on a much grander and more frequent scale than we see today. Is that a fair assessment? Leave the civil rights option out.

Maybe our detachment in knowing that us civies won't be called into duty has given the civies a much further detachment from the whole impact that was felt in Vietnam. I, for one, feel no threat, but I am sure those before/during Vietnam were prime for the pickin and weren't smiling.

The impact had to have been more intense, personal and threatening in many ways.

Overall, I really don't find too much difference between the two, except how hard it actually hit home.