[Cacophonous]

At the risk of invoking a lot of wrath from a lot of good folks on here, I might suggest that one way to keep the Guard and Reaserves from being called up so often is to quit sending troops into places they don't need to be (the Balkans, Liberia (soon)....)

[where's_the_Outrage?]

quit sending troops into places they don't need to be (the Balkans, Liberia (soon)....)

Not pissing me off, only send troops for our national interests. I still haven't figured out our national interests in the Balkans. We need to get out. And Liberia, I shutter at the thought, I think it's a lose/lose situation waiting to happen.

However, going to kill a terrorist is in our national interest, and the military: Active, Reserver, and Guard will readily volunteer to go.