Novak: Generals weary of low troop levels

[bluestateguy]

The New York Times Book Review of last Sunday received unusual attention in the Pentagon's corridors this week.

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But Afghanistan also needs more troops. So where will they come from? Nobody knows, and that connotes an overcommitment by the United States and a miscalculation at the Defense Department. The uniformed military does not speak out publicly, but the generals are outraged.

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In this highly political season, Democrats are replaying the debate of a year ago. Gen. Eric Shinseki, then about to leave as the Army's chief of staff, said ''several hundred thousand soldiers'' could be needed in Iraq. ''Way off the mark,'' retorted Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz.

Adhering to the principle of civilian control of the military and unvarying obedience to orders, the generals have not publicly expressed their opinion that Shinseki was much closer to the truth than Wolfowitz.

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Novak never uses the "D" word, but it's not a major leap to take from his conclusions in this piece. Also, apparently, the generals are wavering from voting for Bush too.

[bemildred]

1. The unmentioned crazy aunt in the attic here is that people

are NOT signing up in droves for these imperial adventures,
and further, if they do attempt to institute a draft in the
absence of the support of the vast majority of American people,
and most especially the intended draftees, there will be a
political rebellion here, just as there was in the 60s and 70s.