Paul Rieckhoff, who has already served in Iraq, describes the crushing burden [1] of the newly instituted 15-month tours of U.S. soldiers of Iraq:
The current force level in Iraq is unsustainable, and is breaking the back of our armed forces. Like so many other choices made by the Bush Administration during this war, extending Army tours to 15 months is merely a half-measure move to cover up the much larger problem of a poorly planned war with an unprecedented operational tempo and a military structure that is simply too small to fight two protracted wars for five years.
This comment to Rieckhoff’s piece is a thought that repeatedly occurs to me: “As much as I hate to say it, I’m starting to think reinstating the draft is a good idea, as it would cause a lot of apathetic Americans to WAKE THE HELL UP!”
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