Sites Holmquist trys, and often fails, to go no more than a couple of days without visiting (some of which Holmquist regularly swipes links from without attribution)
'We are stretched, really stretched,'' a senior U.S. Army combat commander told me. The 10 divisions that constitute the sole surviving superpower's fighting strength are scarcely able to handle today's responsibilities, much less a full-scale war in Iraq. What's more, a pre-emptive strike against Baghdad may only be the first of such military ventures.
The entire piece is worth reading. I have to wonder what the public's reaction would be if the draft were reinstated. (Thanks to Yuval Rubinstein for the link.) posted by micah holmquist at 9/13/2002 11:27:00 AM
