Army poised to miss 2005 recruiting goal

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army, hard pressed to attract new soldiers amid the Iraq war, exceeded its July recruiting goal but seems doomed to miss its target for the year, while the Army Reserve and National Guard fell short of their goals again.

The Iraq war marks the first test of the all-volunteer U.S. military during a protracted war, and Army officials have conceded that all three components of the Army likely will miss their recruiting goals for fiscal 2005, which ends Sept. 30.
http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050810/2005-08-10T205100Z_01_N10516228_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-IRAQ-USA-RECRUITING-DC.html

[KingFlorez]

1. Of course

People don't want to lose their life period, but especially not for an illegal war

[RethugAssKicker]

2. The * Administrations says

its because of a good economy! Can you believe that load of shit!

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. How about that wimpy Repug tadpole that was on "Hardball" last friday

stepping up to the plate and enlisting. Oh that's right! I forgot. He has a better mission right here at home. Mommy probably wouldn't let him, anyway.

I wish I could remember his name. What a great poster child for the hypocrite infested right-wing.

[frictionlessO]

4. uh no, they actually missed thier original goals so badly

in Spring that they lowered the standards across the board and were thusly barely able to meet their "new" goals.

[gratuitous]

5. Falling short of their goal? Only one thing to do!

Lower the goal. Again.

Oh wait; there is another solution. Would someone please close that window? I feel a draft.

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6. Rummy says maybe 20-30,000 come home next year? But they're sending

20-30,000 more US. troops before December elections??