Stretched To the Breaking Point

Extending Iraq buildup would be tough - 19 Aug 2007 at 12:48pm - WASHINGTON -- Sapped by nearly six years of war, the Army has nearly exhausted its fighting force and its options if the Bush administration decides to extend the Iraq buildup beyond next spring.

This article is a week old, but perhaps still merits comment, in that it appears to validate John Murtha's claim -- and the conclusion of a previous study -- that the U.S. Army is "stretched to the breaking point".