From USA Today:

"In the first sustained test of the all-volunteer military created by the abolition of the draft in 1973, the Army has had to rely heavily on citizen soldiers, who make up 45% of US forces in Iraq. Now, that supply chain is showing signs of stress, and some experts say the current data suggest that the task of maintaining a full force in the Middle East will only get harder. "The longer this war goes on, the more difficult it's going to be to get more recruits," says Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress in Washington.

Five months into its recruiting year, the Army Reserve is 10% behind its goal and the National Guard is 24% off."

It is beginning to look as though not very many American citizens   actually support the so-called war on terrorism. Its easy to sit back in your armchair and lend your support to the neo-cons but not so easy to actively engage. Who really supports this war, anyway?

One thing for sure, its your tax dollars paying for the 45% of 'citizen soldiers' - whoever they are. Are 'citizen soldiers' another name for mercenaries? If so, is this how you want your tax dollars spent?

If GWB continues his aggression in the middle east - will the draft be re-instated? Will he now want to police Lebanon? Why encourage the withdrawl of Syrian troops from Lebanon when they were doing the policing? Does he want to replace them with U.S. troops? How does he plan to recruit the necessary forces?