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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
the previous administration tried to get the military to do more with fewer people. that worked for a while, but then we had to actually fight a war. we spent the 90's closing bases and giving severance pay to soldiers who elect to leave early... and we complain about the current President when we're short on troops.
training a division of soldiers isn't like ordering a pizza. it's a major operation that requires millions in equipment and infrastructure on top of the task of finding adequate people to fill those positions.
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How many years has bush had to increase troop levels? It has been almost four years since clinton was gone, certanly bush has had some input in that time. Besides, i thought it was rumsfeld who was all gung ho about a sleeker military with quick-strike capablilites.