[tomnbeverly]

Military rightsizing has been happening since the end of the cold war. Joint Chiefs Of Staff vision 2020 is the movement of our military into the future. However, the downsizing portion is completed. If we were to lose attrition and the ability to maitain end strength goals because of a Kerry administration which is very highly likely it leaves two possible scenarios. 1. Congress would implement a draft to maintain end strenth. or 2. Kerry would appeal to congress to allow our Military to be used at the direction of the United Nations. Justification would be the one world military theme. Either of these is bad but the UN managed military has the potential to be the end of the US as we know it.
Bottom Line this is like no other time in history and Kerry is like no other candidate in history. Be very afraid of the outcome.

[verity]

I survived JFK, LBJ, and Jimmy the Peanut. Fortunately, I retired on a high note during the Gipper years.
From personal experience, I am comfortable that the military services, as an institution, is sufficiently resilient to survive a one term Kerry presidency should the American electorate be stupid enough to vote him in.