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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 03:16 PM
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File under D for DUH! " Army: Service must cut combat tours"
"The cumulative effects of the last six-plus years at war have left our Army out of balance, consumed by the current fight and unable to do the things we know we need to do to properly sustain our all-volunteer force and restore our flexibility for an uncertain future," Casey said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 03:18 PM
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1. And in less then a year
it will all be the fault of the democrats as republicans start impeachment proceedings against the new dem president.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 05:25 PM
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4. Yeah, it really could be
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 03:23 PM
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2. I'd applaud, but this gives me pause.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 03:27 PM
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3. Of course they will
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 05:48 PM
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5. Translation: The military wants more money.
And, as usual, the Congress will be eager to give it to them lest they be tagged unpatriotic.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:20 PM
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6. Yep. I really hate that
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