Pentagon Plans to Call Extra Reservists
Stan's note, I think this is on topic as I believe this has an impact on the economy.
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
foxnews.com
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon expects to call up more reservists than the 50,000 originally believed needed for the war on terrorism, officials said Wednesday. Most will be reporting for homefront duty.
The increase reflects heightened concern about potential terrorist attacks on federal installations as well as an expanding war effort in Afghanistan, where U.S. planes bombed military targets for a 25th day.
Reviewing progress in the bombing campaign, Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem told a Pentagon news conference that attacks have so severely damaged the Taliban's military communications system that commanders in the field are having trouble summoning new supplies and troop reinforcements.
"We believe that puts a terrific amount of stress on their military capability," he said.
Victoria Clarke, spokeswoman for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, said he had notified the White House that the reserve call-up would exceed 50,000, but she offered no new projected total.
"We're not benchmarking it," she said |
