The Army can't even pay it's bills now. WTF? Not to mention that there is a severe manpower and material shortage.
After the President was re-elected there was a window to really increase the size of the Army and send enough troops to secure Baghdad and Western Iraq.
Sitting on a problem and letting it fester hoping it goes away will always bite you in the behind.
Just ask our troops getting shot at by the Madhi Army every day.
"The Army can't even pay it's bills now. WTF? Not to mention that there is a severe manpower and material shortage."
Reality? We don't have enough bucks to pay for current operations, much less anything else. Even if you cut other existing non-military programs, we need to rescind the tax cuts. You can't fight a war and build the military while cutting taxes. Just doesn't work. Period.