Documentation for Ezine Number 50
My Ezine Number 51 talked about cowardice towards talking about a topic we're uncomfortable with--namely, how we staff our military.
Here are two postings from other sources providing additional data supporting my original argument.
If recruiting has become too cost prohibitive a way to raise the needed number of troops to adequately fight a war, then we either need to quit fighting wars or find another equitable way to raise our Army and Marines.
The choice between weapons and manpower is a false choice. We must have the courage to turn that argument on its ear.
Here are the links.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175034/william_astore_whose_military_is_it_anyway_
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29537796/
Here are two postings from other sources providing additional data supporting my original argument.
If recruiting has become too cost prohibitive a way to raise the needed number of troops to adequately fight a war, then we either need to quit fighting wars or find another equitable way to raise our Army and Marines.
The choice between weapons and manpower is a false choice. We must have the courage to turn that argument on its ear.
Here are the links.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175034/william_astore_whose_military_is_it_anyway_
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29537796/
Posted by Larry Bradley at 3/10/2009 10:54 AM 
Categories: National Defense, Politics
Tags: National Defense Military Recruiting Politics
Categories: National Defense, Politics
Tags: National Defense Military Recruiting Politics
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