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| − | [[Category:Issues]]In the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] (not to mention the highly successful Balkan | + | ==Overview== |
| + | [[Category:Issues]]In the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] (not to mention the highly successful [[1994 Balkan Intervention]]) it should be obvious (even to the liberal-minded) that the military is important for reasons other than killing people (a reputation strong in recent memory due largely to the unfortunate way they were used in Viet Nam).{{seed}} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.davidbrin.com/readiness1.html America's Declining State of Readiness], 2006, by {{yp|David Brin}} (also [http://www.davidbrin.com/readiness.html], 2004) | * [http://www.davidbrin.com/readiness1.html America's Declining State of Readiness], 2006, by {{yp|David Brin}} (also [http://www.davidbrin.com/readiness.html], 2004) | ||
* '''2006-01-24''' [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/01/24/national/w133017S88.DTL Study: Army Stretched to Breaking Point] (alt: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009829/ MSNBC], [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-24-army-study_x.htm USA Today], [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1153175,00.html Time], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4649066.stm BBC News]) | * '''2006-01-24''' [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/01/24/national/w133017S88.DTL Study: Army Stretched to Breaking Point] (alt: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009829/ MSNBC], [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-24-army-study_x.htm USA Today], [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1153175,00.html Time], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4649066.stm BBC News]) | ||
* '''2005-01-06''' [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/06/MNG2VALREE1.DTL Army Reserve breaking down, general warns; mission failure imminent] | * '''2005-01-06''' [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/06/MNG2VALREE1.DTL Army Reserve breaking down, general warns; mission failure imminent] | ||
Revision as of 01:11, 4 September 2006
Overview
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (not to mention the highly successful 1994 Balkan Intervention) it should be obvious (even to the liberal-minded) that the military is important for reasons other than killing people (a reputation strong in recent memory due largely to the unfortunate way they were used in Viet Nam).
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Links
- America's Declining State of Readiness, 2006, by David Brin (also [1], 2004)
- 2006-01-24 Study: Army Stretched to Breaking Point (alt: MSNBC, USA Today, Time, BBC News)
- 2005-01-06 Army Reserve breaking down, general warns; mission failure imminent