[Beckwith]

FYI One of the few intelligent ideas I've heard the Dems actually put forward was to add two divisions to the US Army

The Reduction in Force Act (RIF) of 1993 reduced the size of the army by 40%. Seven divisions (that's 7) were inactivated. Remember who was running things then, Bill Clinton and a democratic congress.

Now you think the democrats have a good idea when they suggest increasing the Army by two divisions. Get real amigo. If they left the Army alone in 1993 we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[Yasotay]

Actually that RIF occurred under Bush1 and Cheney, and it started in late 1991 early 1992.