[Rokke]

"The fact is Z-man knows we don't have the forces for three wars at the same time, but we could have if we increased the size of the Army after 2001."

Rummy (and everyone in the military) knows that we never have. We've never really even had the forces to fight two wars simultaneously.

[conservativewasp]

You are correct, the plan has really been to "hold" in one conflict, win the other, and then shift forces to win the other. Doesn't sound so great, but in fact we did similar in WWII. Germany was the first priority, moved slower against the Jap's until we had won in Europe.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.
"We've never really even had the forces to fight two wars simultaneously."

That would depend upon the type and location of the wars and the enemy we faced. We have fought limited wars many times.

I would guess that TPTB know that a draft would be instituted in the case of multiple large wars. Michael Frazier