The shortsightedness exhibited by Bush Sr and the military hatred by Clinton resulted in an Army the size of our 1940 version. And we all know what happened shortly thereafter. Now history has repeated itself, with no corresponding increase in the military size. So yes, the Army is near the breaking point in many areas, and only a sizable increase, several divisions at a minimum, will bring any relief. The American people had the will after 9/11 but not now I fear.
We are very fortunate Iran hasnt invaded a neighbor and North Korea has held back also. There is little Army left to fight them and in Iraq too.
Umm, only 200,000 are in Iraq, out of a total force of 1.4 million. Saying there's "little left" is a bit disingenuous.