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  • Fresh Troops -- or Fresh Thinking?[Patrick J. Buchanan]

    03/05/2007 7:09:48 PM PST · by FLOutdoorsman · 29 replies · 833+ views
    Human Events ^ | 02 March 2007 | Patrick J. Buchanan
    Six years after Donald Rumsfeld agreed to a second tour of duty as secretary of defense, to rebuild the military, Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker told Congress his Army "will break" if not relieved of the present burdens. Colin Powell says the Army is "almost broken." This week, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there is a significant risk that the United States today may be unable to respond quickly and fully to another crisis should it arise. Howls erupted across the spectrum for more billions for more men for the Army and Marine Corps....