The hell with being America of 1948, how about having the courage and convictions of 1776?
First we need to take America back. THEN we would have something worth fighting for - and most of that fight would be against those inside our own borders and government who would ever try to take our rights away from us. Never forget, the second amendment right to keep and bear arms was NOT for hunting - it was to protect the citizens from their own government!
If we had the right kind of America, a year or two mandatory service for everyone would be a wonderful idea, imho. And that could be public service or service in defense of our liberties and freedoms. As far as military adventurism to try to tell other countries how to run their affairs - never.