> > Military Transformation > > Sure, lets take our lean mean capable machine, and > bloat it up, and draft > people who don't particularly want to serve. Those > draftees who will be > coming (after the election) will be SO much better > of a fighting force > than the voluntary one we have now.
You tell 'em! We DEFINITELY don't need more soldiers in uniform, or giving them more cost of living benefits! Nor do we need to spend money on researching the next generation of equipment! Who needs the M8 AGS when we have (dramatic pause)..the Stryker! All joking aside, if you feel that we do not need to expand the Army in light of current operations and demands, I'd reccommend you do a little more study on the subject. This summer a brigade from the PA National Guard is being rotated to serve with IFOR. IIRC this is the first mission of its type since Korea. When the US government has to start tapping guard assets in order to relieve regular army units, then I think we have a manpower problem. I've stated before that we DO need more troops, and I opposed the deep cuts the Clinton administration forced on the Armed Forces from the beginning. Simply put, the Clinton administration cut so deep that the Army of today is unable to fulfil the objective the Clinton administration set for it: to deal with two crises at once. Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
