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To: unclewest who wrote (132421)	5/10/2004 12:56:14 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Perspective has been lost. We need to get it back. If ugliness captures the world's attention, let's give them some. Let's demand equal time be given to detailed photos of the dead bodies and body parts of those slaughtered by terrorists while this has been brewing. Let's post the photos we found of Saddam inspired sex abuse and torture of humans. Let's detail a photographer to provide daily photos of the murdered bodies of humans still being uncovered in mass graves everyday. Indeed perspective has been lost. All we need to reflect upon is how many of these Islamist militants have treated those who have opposed them. The assasinations of political and religious leaders who have chosen moderation and democratic reforms... And where was the media in splashing photos of children burning alive in a schoolbus in Basra? I will definitely agree that we need to do FAR BETTER in getting our story out.. We need to get those stories that the US media, or many people on this thread, don't find important. We need to slap them in the face with the reality that is war... And we need to remind everyone (like CanyonDweller) that just because some soldiers have committed such abuses, that it does not represent the overall force of US servicemembers operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. But we CAN say, in general, that such abuses ARE the stock and trade of the Islamist militants and Baathist insurgents we're fighting. And we need to grasp the reality that we're on a clear path to a global confrontation with Islamist militancy within the next 5-10 years as millions of young muslims come to adulthood and actualize on what they've been taught as children. On another point, I would like to get your input (since I find your opinion one of most credible on this thread) related to what I perceive is a need to revamp the DOD force structure so there there is more of a bias towards Army manpower requirements. It's clear to me that we have two choices available to us (and both may be required). It is clear that we need to expand our Army manpower pool since a good part of this "war on terror" is going to be a ground action. This manpower adjustment can come from adjusting current inter-service active duty slots from other services and transferred to the Army.. Or it can come from a general expansion of total slots that the Army is allocated. My view is that Army requires at least 100,000 more slots available, with major emphasis on Combat Arms. We may find that both choices are required. But from my perspective we need more "trigger-pullers" if we're going to sustain this operational tempo. And we need to give them higher bonuses for taking the primary risks in this war. Here's a chart from 2003 that discusses the current AD manpower allocations: web1.whs.osd.mil Hawk

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