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To: Dayuhan who wrote (76366)10/11/2004 12:02:28 AM
From: Neeka   of 793866
 
709,000 REGULAR (ACTIVE DUTY) PERSONNEL.

293,000 RESERVE TROOPS .

EIGHT STANDING ARMY DIVISIONS.

20 AIR FORCE AND NAVY AIR WINGS WITH 2,000 COMBAT AIRCRAFT.

All of these elements of our military could have been utilized in Afghanistan and Iraq. Troops can be retrained to fight in different situations....that is what makes our military so powerful. The addition of that many more troops and combat aircraft......not to mention a serious upgrading of old, outdated aircraft including helicopters.......could have made the difference between life and death for some of the troops serving in the ME.

I don't have an argument for the rest, but cutting back the troops hasn't helped imo. The left has been screaming for months that there aren't enough boots on the ground in either place.

Which is it?
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