BUSH Breaks Army

[kpete]

Army chief seeks more forces, reserves
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - As President Bush weighs new strategies for Iraq, the Army's top general warned Thursday that his force "will break" without thousands more active duty troops and greater use of the reserves.

Noting the strain put on the force by operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the global war on terrorism, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker said he wants to grow his half-million-member Army beyond the 30,000 troops already added in recent years.

Though he didn't give an exact number, he said it would take significant time and commitment by the nation, noting some 6,000 to 7,000 soldiers could be added per year.

Officials also need greater authority to tap into the National Guard and Reserve, long ago set up as a strategic reserve but now needed as an integral part of the nation's deployed forces, Schoomaker told a commission studying possible changes in those two forces.

more at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq

[PADemD]

1. Are they talking draft? How many Senators and Representatives are in favor of a draft?

[babylonsister]

2. Does anyone want to bet dimson won't be listening to the

Army's top general, previous comments to the contrary?:eyes:

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Gee, the Gipper would have never done that

. . . even with all the red ink he spilled.

[solara]

4. Well, BUSH has already broken our country as well as Iraq

BUSH has broken lives and the dreams of youth; BUSH has broken the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights; BUSH has broken treaties and trust; BUSH has broken ideals and the delicate balance of ecology; BUSH has broken promises and he has broken faith with diplomacy. It was really only a matter of time until he broke the Military too...

but I hope and pray that he can be stopped before he finally breaks the World.

[AndyTiedye]

5. It Sure is Getting DRAFTY Around Here