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There are now about 499,000 active-duty Army troops and nearly 700,000 National Guard and Army reservists. That total is a third less than the force on hand when the first Gulf War was fought in 1991.
The Democrats want to raise the Army's total force to 582,400 over the next four years.

I'd say let them go ahead and pass the legislation. After all, this represents a total repudiation of the Clintoon years where they cut forces like crazy.

When they try to pin it on GWB, saying he exhausted the force, they can simply turn it around and say the Democrats were forced to admit they were wrong wrong wrong in their force reductions.

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When they try to pin it on GWB, saying he exhausted the force, they can simply turn it around and say the Democrats were forced to admit they were wrong wrong wrong in their force reductions.

Hitlery was on board with Leiberman supporting the increase. Triple that figure and you'll almost get back to the number that we had while Hitlery was Co-President.