"Ooh, ooh! The Dominion can come up with clever, pithy turns of phrase, too! Do you know what's more abhorrent than foreign occupation by a dictatorial power? Domestic occupation by a dictatorial power!" The Mouth chuckles, rolling its head back. The Hand behind it seems to stare, gobsmacked.
"Uh... but they do?" The Mouth tosses a paper airplane made of a copy of the draft, which manage to land on Mr. Ogenbond's desk, rather than his face. Fortuanate. One clause on the draft is underlined:
3. Mandates that no nation, during times of peace, may conscript any person for combat roles for periods of time that exceed one year,
"If the limitation of one year of conscription only applies during times of peace, that would necessarily suggest it does not apply during a time of war."