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To: neverdem; humblegunner; Squantos; TexasCowboy; HoustonCurmudgeon; GlocksRock
There is no question that the Army personnel system is stressed. "I think the Army is in terrible shape," said retired Army Lt. Gen. Jay M. Garner, who served last year as the Bush administration's first administrator in postwar Iraq. "I think people are worn out, equipment is run down and we've overstressed the reserves. We're drastically short [of] infantry and MPs because the Army is too small."

I sure am glad that we are letting them know that they are winning.

In the Army, the biggest long-term changes may be in how it trains -- if the lessons learned in counterinsurgency stick. After the Vietnam War, noted retired Army Lt. Col. Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., who wrote a book on the Army and Vietnam, "we got out of the counterinsurgency business."

I sure am glad that we are letting them know that we were beaten once and should have known better than to attack terrorism. Also that we don't learn from our own mistakes and should have simply surrendered.

I know that when they show up at my home I will surrender my weapons for their use, my wife for rape, my kids for slavery and me for death.

9 posted on 07/06/2004 9:21:55 PM PDT by Eaker (R.I.P Phudd 28-Jun-04)
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To: Eaker

Is the Mom up with this ? You better run that past her Eeeek !.........:o)

Articles such as this have been written in every conflict .......no biggie. Just Liberal losers at work trying their best to heap camel chit on the cheeple !

Stay safe !


11 posted on 07/06/2004 9:40:35 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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