| Where's the outrage?!
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Actually, we wouldn't have a recruiting problem if Clinton hadn't gutted the military during his stay.
At this point in my life I wouldn't join. But if I was drafted I'd go.
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I'm not sure I'm going to read this whole thread but this is just wrong, I have no idea where you got that. The military was first gutted in 89 with the falling of the wall. Bush #1 wanted to do it over night as well as stop procurement. Cooler heads prevailed and they decided to cut is slowly over many years in order to give the commercial economy time to absorb the loses. The initial recession of 90-91 was bad enough.
Second Rummy's whole point of being is cutting the military. It's his doctrine way back from Vietnam. He still believes we can get by with a minimal army. Clinton advoacated two major conflicts. Rummy began reducing it two one major conflict and one "acton" even before 9-11. And he's still cutting numbers. |