Rapid troop rotations threaten institution, Pentagon-sponsored study says
Updated: 6:00 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2006
WASHINGTON - Stretched by frequent troop rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army has become a "thin green line" that could snap unless relief comes soon, according to a study for the Pentagon.
Andrew Krepinevich, a retired Army officer who wrote the report under a Pentagon contract, concluded that the Army cannot sustain the pace of troop deployments to Iraq long enough to break the back of the insurgency
In a just war of national defense I dont believe recruitment would be a problem.
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princesspupule
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Wed 25 Jan, 2006 04:10 am
Staying is a bad idea, certainly, but surely withdrawing now would be much worse? No nation would ever have confidence in our promises or protection...
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