Staffing up for future wars, an NYT Christmas eve hors d'oeuvre

made out of 100%, USDA-inspected, Grade A, bologna...

Larger ground forces are an absolute necessity for the sort of battles America is likely to fight during the coming decades: extended clashes with ground-based insurgents rather than high-tech shootouts with rival superpowers. The president’s belated recognition is welcome, though it comes only after significant damage has been done to the Army’s morale, recruitment standards and fighting readiness. Given the time required to recruit and train the additional troops, the proposed increase will not make much difference in Iraq’s current battles. But over time it will help make America more secure and better prepared to meet future crises.

oh, yes, let's further militarize an already-militarized nation... let's throw more cash at the defense industry... let's keep sucking the lower end of the economic strata off the streets and turning them into killing machines... let's be prepared to continue to alienate the rest of the world with interventionist and imperialistic foreign policy... what a GREAT IDEA for christmas eve from the renowned gray lady...

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