5.15.2006

How are we supposed to station troops on the border?

U.S. reserves nearly 'broken,' says chief
Iraq, Afghan conflicts sap military resources


The U.S. Army Reserve, tapped heavily to provide soldiers for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is “degenerating into a ‘broken’ force” due to dysfunctional military policies, the Army Reserve’s chief said in a memo made public Wednesday.

“I do not wish to sound alarmist. I do wish to send a clear, distinctive signal of deepening concern,” Lt. Gen. James Helmly said in a Dec. 20 memo to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker.


There is a real problem with trying to solve every problem by throwing troops at it...

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