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...idea of expanding the Army generally, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is opposed. "The Joint Chiefs do tabletop exercises--they have done two or three recently," Rumsfeld said in an interview with TIME last week. "The analysis thus far says that we have sufficient forces to do the assigned missions." At the same time, Rumsfeld is considering a series of reforms that would effectively enlarge the fighting forces. One key change would turn many soldiers who are doing administrative and technical jobs in the Army into real fighters and replace them with civilians. That would keep the Army's head...
With deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Europe and elsewhere around the globe, some worry that another conflict - for example, in the Korean peninsula - could strain the American military too far beyond its capabilities. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says American forces are adequate to handle any task that comes their way. What do you think? Is the U.S. military ready for another conflict, or is it deployed in too many global hotspots? And if it is overstretched, how can the problem be solved...
...indeed being stretched too thin. There are no replacements in sight for our unit, which we're told will be here for over a year. Retention - and most of all the health and welfare of soldiers and their families - are in dire straits. The current admistration, in particular Secretary Rumsfeld, seems to be oblivious to the needs of the Army and the soldiers who dedicate their lives to it. I only hope someone listens to us. Specialist Robert Timmins Qayyarah, Northern Iraq...
...debate over whether to crack down on the drug trade has reached the top levels of the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld doesn't want the already over-stretched 8,000 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan to become sidetracked from their main goal: to capture and kill terrorists. And chasing drug smugglers could take away allies from the Americans. Diplomats say many of the local commanders the U.S. military relies on for intelligence on al-Qaeda and the Taliban and to provide hired guns are mixed up in the drug business. "Without money from drugs, our friendly warlords...
...Peace Is Hell Your report "Life Under Fire," about the troops in Iraq, bore sad testimony to the failed postwar campaign [July 14]. While Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld spars with journalists over the precise meaning of guerrilla war, Americans are suffering casualties on a daily basis, and their attempts to help the Iraqi people rebuild a country sputter and stall in the face of a security nightmare. No one in the U.S. government or military can take pride in the postwar situation. Instead of planning to protect Iraqis' most precious resources, we became helpless witnesses to the chaotic looting...