Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., has a front-page piece in the National Journal on the increasing reliance, in the face of a harshly strained military, on state National Guard units to fight Bush's illegal war.
Many in the Guard participate for financial incentives, just trying to make enough to carve out subsistence for a family.
The National Journal's e-mail summary of Freedberg's piece:
While the military as a whole is ramping down its presence in Iraq, its most politically sensitive component -- the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard -- is ramping up. Some 55,000 Guard troops are expected to be called to active duty next year, up from 46,000 today. Military commanders say they're worried about the impact of the call-ups on families, and fear that military service and married life are increasingly incompatible. One sign of the strain is that the percentage of veterans signing up for Guard duty has dropped dramatically.
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Many in the Guard participate for financial incentives, just trying to make enough to carve out subsistence for a family.
The National Journal's e-mail summary of Freedberg's piece:
While the military as a whole is ramping down its presence in Iraq, its most politically sensitive component -- the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard -- is ramping up. Some 55,000 Guard troops are expected to be called to active duty next year, up from 46,000 today. Military commanders say they're worried about the impact of the call-ups on families, and fear that military service and married life are increasingly incompatible. One sign of the strain is that the percentage of veterans signing up for Guard duty has dropped dramatically.
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