I'm reading Michael Scheuer's new book and he mentions how the Muslim world reacts very negatively to US hypocrisy in foreign policy. For instance, Bush and Co. supposedly want to promote democracy in Iraq and the rest of the world, but at the same time they give money to Egypt, which won't...
Unfortunately they already have the registration mechanism in place. Just a matter of the right time for them to bring it back.
As a side note, I didn't know Ford ended the program in 1975 (but Carter brought in back in 1980). Props to Ford for that.
The real thing to worry about is if any of the NATO troops in Kosovo get attacked by Serb forces. We're treaty bound to assist in the defense of NATO member nations, so we'd be drawn into another conflict.
Hooray for entangling alliances!