Friday, October 01, 2004
The Best and the Brightest lower their sights
In a troubling development, the US Army confirmed today that it was lowering entry standards for new recruits in order to meet its manpower needs. Although deflected during this campaign season by TeamBush (and Kerry as well, to an extent), the troubling reality is that America's armed forces are overstretched.
Kerry touched on the problem briefly in yesterday's debate, prompting President Bush to respond that we were not overextended and had the capability to fight multiple battles simultaneously. Maybe he should have read this assessment.
In a troubling development, the US Army confirmed today that it was lowering entry standards for new recruits in order to meet its manpower needs. Although deflected during this campaign season by TeamBush (and Kerry as well, to an extent), the troubling reality is that America's armed forces are overstretched.
Kerry touched on the problem briefly in yesterday's debate, prompting President Bush to respond that we were not overextended and had the capability to fight multiple battles simultaneously. Maybe he should have read this assessment.
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