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Bush is a 21st Century Rip Van Winkle

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Bush is a 21st Century Rip Van Winkle

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Now Bush says we need to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps. WHY did it take him over 6 years to do what he said was needed in 2000? I agree that we need a much larger military and we need to have a crash replacement of most of the equipment that has been destroyed in Iraq. Now we need to develop a plan to achieve that objective.

The fact is that we have had to increase the enlistment and reenlistment bonuses significantly to just maintain the all volunteer force at the current levels. What will it take to add another 120,000 or more to the Army and Marine Corps?

Like it or not if the security needs continue to increase, there is a very real question as to how we educe enough young people to provide the needed troops for an all-volunteer Armed Force? It is a matter of both at WHAT COST and CAN THE LARGER FORCE BE SUSTAINED?
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Reply #51 from JoeUser Forums Top
Now Bush says we need to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps. WHY did it take him over 6 years to do what he said was needed in 2000?


Because the Congress did not want to spend the money for more troops. The result is we don't have enough. The Congress sets the troop levels not the President. Congress does not need the Presidents permission to raise troop levels they can ammend the law and increase it any time they want.

You "say" you were a colonel in the Army so you should know this already making your aritcle a lie. You sir are a political hack.