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Originally Posted by raveneye
And it's not just about the future, it's about right now: there are critical, dangerous shortages right now, directly caused by the war in Iraq. Some substantial changes are going to be necessary. It's not a question of whether, it's a question of what.
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This argument has been going on for a long time, well before Iraq.
The whole "military stretched too thin" argument has been used many times over the past 20-30 years.
It is used by the side that wants to increase the size of the military, saying that we are too weak.
It is also used by the other side, saying we are stretched too thin as an argument against whatever the military is being used for.
Both sides using the same argument dilutes it for me.