A while ago I did a diary on Bush's plan, and some democrats agreeing with him, on increasing troop levels in the military. And how John Edwards, along with many experts, didn't think that was such a hot idea without a clear understanding of how they would be needed after an Iraq withdrawal.
Whether you agree with that or not, we can all agree that Bush and the Pentagon's methods for increasing numbers are pretty screwed up. All for the sake of getting in more warm bodies for future wars, Bush is letting just about anybody join now and our military is bound to suffer for it.
Combined with the ongoing and neverending "surge" in Iraq, our fearless Commander-in-Chief, who's been telling us all that War really does equal Peace, who couldn't quite make it for his own national guard duties, seems determined to break our military.
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