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US military may not be ready for attack

February 1, 2008 – 12:01 pm

From Yahoo News’s US military may not be ready for attack: “The U.S. military isn’t ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don’t have the equipment or training they need for the job, according to a report.”

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Army Misses Its June Goal for New Recruits

July 9, 2007 – 11:34 pm

From Army Misses Its June Goal for New Recruits: “The Army missed its recruiting goals in June for the second straight month, as rising casualties in Iraq and a strong economy at home kept the service from enlisting enough new soldiers, Pentagon officials said. The Army fell more than 1,000 active duty recruits short of [...]

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America’s Broken-Down Army

April 10, 2007 – 11:50 am

From America’s Broken-Down Army in TIME Magazine: “Today’s U.S. Army finds itself under the greatest strain in a generation. The Pentagon made that clear April 2 when it announced that two Army units will soon return to Iraq without even a year at home, compared with the two years units have traditionally enjoyed. One is [...]

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