| The Iraq occupation will end when the military runs out of soldiers. |
| The Army fell short of its recruiting targets by 42 percent in April; other services report similar numbers. No matter how much recruiters promise that a prospective recruit won't be sent to Iraq against his or her will, the students often know better.
In terms of the recruiting shortfalls, the market is speaking: signing up for military service right now isn't very attractive. Source: "Fishers of (young) men" - by Geov Parrish - WorkingForChange.com - 6/10/05 [T]he explosive growth [in private security contractors in Iraq] may be explained by the strength of the insurgency in Iraq and by the apparent fact that there weren't enough troops on the ground to fight it. ''Sure, they are performing a military role,'' [Gen. Jay Garner, retired, established the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, the short-lived precursor to the C.P.A.] said of the companies. Then, while noting that he wasn't criticizing the Department of Defense, he added, ''The gut problem is the force'' -- that is, the U.S. fighting force -''is too small.'' [A]bout the fundamental reason for the C.P.A.'s hiring of the companies, he said: ''The military just hadn't provided enough numbers. It was stretched to the limit.'' Source: |
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