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Under the presidency of [[George W. Bush]], however, US military readiness has plunged to dangerously low levels; as of this writing, we are not prepared to deal with even a ''single'' significant event, much less two.
 
Under the presidency of [[George W. Bush]], however, US military readiness has plunged to dangerously low levels; as of this writing, we are not prepared to deal with even a ''single'' significant event, much less two.
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As typical with every Democrat president after Kennedy, former President Clinton cut the military, and President Bush (43) has waited until the military was already engaged to take the time to increase its size.
 
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Revision as of 16:11, 6 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).

Under the presidency of George W. Bush, however, US military readiness has plunged to dangerously low levels; as of this writing, we are not prepared to deal with even a single significant event, much less two.

As typical with every Democrat president after Kennedy, former President Clinton cut the military, and President Bush (43) has waited until the military was already engaged to take the time to increase its size.

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