[conservatism_IS_compassion]

That the United States needs at least 4-5 more combat-ready divisions is not the same question as the wisdom of putting more American personnel into Iraq.

. . . and to the extent that the US does need 5 more combat-ready divisions, whose fault is it exactly that we don't have them?

Hint: What was the "peace dividend," and who boasted of reductions in government spending while using it?

Even more to the point, what Democrat will stand up and say that a son in the Army is an ornament to his parents, and deserving of special honor for having gone into harm's way under the orders of the president?

[xzins]

Bill Clinton sliced the military from 18 divisions to 10 divisions.