"Just as the seemingly intractable nature of the war has led to a growing recruitment crisis...."
Lie. All services met their recruiting goals this year, and the numbers are getting better, not worse.
In Iraq and Afghanistan, reenlistments are far ahead of the goals, some units near 140%.
The USO shows I see seem to be well attended and the soldiers seem to be having a good time.
The goal of the rabbidly defeatist Guardian is to undermine the war effort in any way possible. Wayne Newton who has done great things for the troops and the USO should have known that the Guardian wouldnt be after a story if they didnt think they could make the USA look bad with it.
I can swaer that just recently (in the last year) the USO got the likes of Jessica Simpson, Garth Brooks, etc. to do shows for the troops. I think the Guardian has a case of selective amnesia.
The WWE was over in Afghanistan recently.