We really don't have enough troops to do what we are asking them to do. We have no reserves -- everyone is committed.

The guy I heard on the radio said that Turkey actually did us a favor because in a week or so we will have another division in the South, where they are sorely needed.

<a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21489-2003Mar24.html
> From Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey, commander of the 24th Infantry Division 12 years ago: "Asked if Rumsfeld made a mistake by not sending more troops to start the offensive, McCaffrey replied: "Yes, sure. I think everybody told him that."

<a href=
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21783-2003Mar24.html>; From "Retired army officer" Ralph Peters: "Unfortunately, those ground forces are spread very thin. Military planners have argued for months that more and heavier ground forces were needed to ensure rapid and sustained success, as well as to minimize risk. Rumsfeld personally and repeatedly rejected calls for the deployment of additional Army divisions."