Size of Military Sets the Stage for Big Political Battle

[leftchick]

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/25military.html

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WASHINGTON -- The question of whether to increase the size of the active duty U.S. military generates passionate feelings on both sides. But not necessarily the sides that might be expected.

Republicans and Democrats in both congressional chambers are pushing plans to add full-time troops. Across the Potomac River, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is leading the opposition.

A clash is almost certain when President Bush submits a new defense budget next month and Congress begins working through it.

"I don't think this is a partisan issue at all," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.). "In fact, it's probably a Hill vs. Pentagon more so than a partisan issue."

[saigon68]

1. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) = A piece of DUNG posing as a Human

This man is the incarnate of EVIL

[MattNC]

2. a gradual increase

of troop strength (maybe somewhere around 20,000) plus some of rummy's privatization plans are the answer to solving out personnel problems not a million man draft like some people here seem to think is inevitable.

[Mari333]

3. My son who finally got off stop loss said

if they try to recall him up he is leaving the country. I advise him to do so, and I hope every young man or woman who they try to reactivate gets the hell out of this goddamn country.