First Person: Military morale at risk, unless changes made

By ROGER YOUNG
GUEST COLUMNIST

It is my personal observation as an Army veteran of the Vietnam War that the Bush administration, like past administrations, is circling the wagons and not looking inward for what we are failing to achieve in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld wants to continue to shrink the Army from 12 divisions to 10 while operation tempo continues to swell. He apparently believes high-tech drones and space-based weapons alone can win wars. He fails to understand such weapons cannot control a country and its fractured populace following the outcome. It requires boots on the ground to secure the countryside.

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