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    A certain grasp of military affairs is vital for those in charge of general policy.

    -- Karl von Clausewitz

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    Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 million Guard/Reserve) too big or too small?

    Too big5 %5 %5 % 5.41 % (8)
    Too Small52 %52 %52 % 52.03 % (77)
    Just Right6 %6 %6 % 6.76 % (10)
    Need more Guard/Reserve8 %8 %8 % 8.11 % (12)
    Need more Active Duty24 %24 %24 % 24.32 % (36)
    Need less Guard/Reserve0 %0 %0 % 0.68 % (1)
    Need less Active Duty0 %0 %0 % 0.68 % (1)
    No Opinion2 %2 %2 % 2.03 % (3)

    Total votes: 148
    One vote is allowed per day

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    Re: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 millio
    by Anonymous
    on Feb 17, 2002
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    the way i see things peace through superior fire power it works for me.


    Re: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 millio
    by David
    on Feb 18, 2002
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    "The Peacemaker" I think this slogan, painted on the wall of the enlisted chow hall of the USS IOWA, says it all.


    Re: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 millio
    by Anonymous
    on Feb 18, 2002
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    As we have in past history, we are allowing our military to erode below the strengths that should be maintained to protect ourselves.
    If we had compulsory military training and service for all citizens, both male and female, this would not be a problem. (that's another topic, though.

    Re: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 millio
    by Anonymous
    on Feb 20, 2002
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    We have to ,"get to, be at, maintain," a true "ready reserve." Ready for whatever it might take to enhance, maintain and defend the USA and her citizens.


    Re: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 millio
    by Anonymous
    on Feb 21, 2002
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    "as many as 20% of the soldiers are troops who exist on paper only, according to Guard members and government investigators."
    If 260,000 of our troups are ghost soldiers, we are in deep shit.
    Joy

    Re: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 millio
    by Gimpy
    on Feb 23, 2002
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    I would like to see more reservists and national guard. A strong citizen soldier integrated into the fabric of a nation makes for a stronger nation. I would like to see a mandatory draft for all who are between 18 - 25.

    Keith

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    This Day in History
    1720: Spain signs the Treaty of the Hague with the Quadruple Alliance ending a war that was begun in 1718.

    1804: A force led by Lt. Stephen Decatur recaptures the American ship Philadelphia which was being held in Tripoli harbor.

    1864: The Confederate submarine Hunley sinks the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.

    1865: The soldiers from Union General William Tecumseh Shermans army ransack Columbia, South Carolina, and leave a charred city in their wake.

    1870: Mississippi becomes the 9th state re-admitted to the U.S. after the Civil War.

    1933: The League of Nations censures Japan in a worldwide broadcast.

    1944: Operation Catchpole is launched as American troops devastate the Japanese defenders of Eniwetok and take control of the atoll in the northwestern part of the Marshall Islands.

    1945: Gen. MacArthurs troops land on Corregidor in the Philippines.

    1947: The U.S. Voice of America (VOA) begins its first radio broadcasts to the Soviet Union. The VOA effort was an important part of Americas propaganda campaign against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

    1951: B-26s flew the first night bombing mission using SHORAN, a short-range navigation system employing an airborne radar device and two ground beacon stations for precision bombing.


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