[anglian]

Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for active and reserve components for October 2009. “Goals were met or exceeded for all four active duty services in both categories.” Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 2009
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13116

[anglian]

As someone else said:> "Send half the needed troops and advertise an "exit strategy". Hellofa plan." I've learned to never underestimate what the men and women of the American military can do, but that's going to get an awful lot of them killed." Any withdrawal will be seen as a victory over the Great Satan in the jihadist’s conflict with the west. This alone will have a huge effect on the jihad movement worldwide."