Washington Times
"Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday that he is asking Congress to expand the active armed forces by 92,000 members to meet the demands of what the administration says will be a "long war" against terrorism.
"We should recognize that while it may take some time for these new troops to become available for deployment, it is important that our men and women in uniform know that additional manpower and resources are on the way," Mr. Gates said at a White House press conference to announce a new Iraq war strategy.
Although an increase in "end strength," as the military's active force is called, is not directly related to President Bush's announced new Iraq strategy, it is an outgrowth of the nearly four-year-old war. The stress of deploying Marine and Army ground forces with little rest back home has begun to tear at the fabric of the 1.4 million active force, senior retired officers said.
The 92,000-troop spike is for ground forces, the busiest combatants in the war on terror."
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