US Afghan forces 'stretched thin'

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From correspondents in Washington
July 08, 2004

US forces have been stretched to the breaking point as a result of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official testified before a congressional committee today.

General Richard Cody told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee that recent troop deployments have taken a toll on US readiness to deploy elsewhere, and even to replace troops currently deployed in combating US-led military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Are we stretched thin with our active and reserve component forces right now? Absolutely," Cody, a four star general, told lawmakers at the hearing on US troop rotations.

"We just did the largest move of the Army since World War II. You can't move 8.5 divisions and 240,000 soldiers without stressing the force," he said adding the military officials "are concerned about it".
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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10075629%5E1702,00.html

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1. The Army can't respond in another emergency

can't believe it's getting no interest.

The general pretty much came out and said we have no capacity to respond if there is another crisis.

Are we safer with Bush? how can we be, Bush has tied our troops into an unnecessary and illegal war and left us without defenses or reserves.

This is a BIG story people, our butts are hanging out here and we are screwed if a "bad actor" pulls some crap