To the Point
Will Our Commitment to Iraq 'Break' the US Army?
The Chief of Staff says the Army's on the verge of "breaking," but can recruiters find 7000 more soldiers every year? Tuesday, on To the Point, that issue and the immediate question of more troops in Baghdad. Would a so-called "surge" of 18-20,000 subdue sectarian violence? Would the Reserves and the National Guard have to be called?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Chief of Staff says the Army's on the verge of "breaking," but can recruiters find 7000 more soldiers every year? Tuesday, on To the Point, that issue and the immediate question of more troops in Baghdad. Would a so-called "surge" of 18-20,000 subdue sectarian violence? Would the Reserves and the National Guard have to be called?