Reply #6: The rest of that article is rather interesting..... [View All]

[54anickel]

There are plenty of troops, other nations just need to see this war is worth fighting.

Denmark is extending their commitment (which ends in Dec) by 6 months.

Heaven forbid the Ukraine (4th largest contributor) decides to pull its mere 1400 troops.

Rummy figures he's got 2 years before he exhausts the reserves and guard.

And this final piece of war mongering BS from Abizaid:

But Abizaid said large operations are not the only way to win battles. He pointed to the recent battle in Fallujah, where 10,000 troops backed by precision airstrikes launched from U.S. ships provided overwhelming force. The U.S. military needs to be restructured to fight long wars against terrorists and insurgents over the next 20 years, Abizaid said.

"We have to adapt," he said. "We need more linguists, more cultural experts. Human capital is in short supply."