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...LATEST COVER STORY Is the U.S. Stretched too Thin? September 1, 2003 Issue Past Covers Asian Journey August 18-25, 2003 ----------------- Cool Japan August 11, 2003 ----------------- Gloria Arroyo August 4, 2003 ----------------- Women in China July 28, 2003 ----------------- Asian Longevity July 21, 2003 ----------------- Hong Kong July 14, 2003 ----------------- Southeast Asia July 7, 2003 ----------------- Kim Jong Il June...
LATEST COVER STORY Is the U.S. Stretched too Thin? September 1, 2003 Issue Past Covers Asian Journey August 18-25, 2003 ----------------- Cool Japan August 11, 2003 ----------------- Gloria Arroyo August 4, 2003 ----------------- Women in China July 28, 2003 ----------------- Asian Longevity July 21, 2003 ----------------- Hong Kong July 14, 2003 ----------------- Southeast Asia July 7, 2003 ----------------- Kim Jong Il June...
...against terrorism, what the U.S. needs urgently is not to enlist more soldiers but a lot more friends. Friends are something quite different from occasional allies. The Soviet Union was a U.S. ally during WWII, but nobody would call the Soviets America's friends. What is really stretched too thin is the amount of sympathy that the current administration is enjoying worldwide. It's amazing to realize how the Bush team dissipated the fantastic support and sympathy that American people received immediately after 9/11. It's time to think about this. David Martelo Oporto, Portugal...
...commanders on scene are the only ones qualified to determine if their forces are stretched too thin. The media and politicians sitting in their plush surroundings have done nothing but report the negative aspects of the situation in order to influence the general public. Wes Rowley Bonita Springs...
...infantryman in the 101st Airborne Division, which has been in Iraq since the onset of the war - which by the way is still a war - the Army is 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...