Where to Find 20,000 More Troops
It's official: W. and company are officially looking for a way to get 20,000 more troops prepared for war in Iraq.
"Discussion of increasing the number of American troops... has coursed through Washington for two months. But the decision to ask the Joint Chiefs of Staff to specify where the additional forces could be found among overstretched Army, Marine and National Guard units... signifies a turn in the debate."
From the article, it looks like they'll mostly be forcing present-soldiers to stay on for longer tours of duty, while rushing through the soldiers currently at boot camp, which strikes me as unfair on every count. That said, you never know when this administration will kick it up another notch and dip into the biggest reserve: the civilian population.
article from the New York Times
"Discussion of increasing the number of American troops... has coursed through Washington for two months. But the decision to ask the Joint Chiefs of Staff to specify where the additional forces could be found among overstretched Army, Marine and National Guard units... signifies a turn in the debate."
From the article, it looks like they'll mostly be forcing present-soldiers to stay on for longer tours of duty, while rushing through the soldiers currently at boot camp, which strikes me as unfair on every count. That said, you never know when this administration will kick it up another notch and dip into the biggest reserve: the civilian population.
article from the New York Times
posted by Natron at 3:25 PM
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