[nasional_list] [ppiindia] US military 'at breaking point'

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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:08:31 +0100
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Last Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2006, 00:29 GMT 


      US military 'at breaking point'  



             
            Donald Rumsfeld said the military was capable and battle hardened 
      The US military has become dangerously overstretched because of the scale 
of its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, two reports have warned. 
      One, by former officials in the Clinton administration, said the pressure 
of repeated deployments was very corrosive and could have long-term effects. 

      The second, ordered by the Pentagon and yet to be released, reportedly 
calls the army "stretched to breaking point". 

      The US defence secretary dismissed the claims as out of date or 
misdirected. 

      About 138,000 US troops remain in Iraq, on top of deployments to 
Afghanistan and Kosovo. 

      'Enormous strain' 

      The study commissioned by Democratic members of Congress listed former 
Defence Secretary William Perry and former Secretary of State Madeleine 
Albright among its authors. 

      It said the US military had performed admirably in recent operations but 
was under "enormous strain". 

             
            The studies warn of future problems in recruitment and retention 

      "This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive and 
potentially long-term effects on the force," it stated. 

      The report predicted problems recruiting new troops and retaining current 
ones in the face of repeated overseas tours and shortfalls in vital equipment. 

      It accused the Bush administration of having failed adequately to assess 
the size of force and equipment needed in post-invasion Iraq, creating "a real 
risk of 'breaking the force'." 

      The report also warned that the lack of a credible strategic reserve 
"increases the risk that potential adversaries will be tempted to challenge the 
United States". 

      'Not broken' 

      The second study, conducted for the Pentagon by military expert Andrew 
Krepinevich, suggested that the military at its current rate of deployment 
might not be able to outlast the insurgency in Iraq. 

      He cited the problems experienced by the army in meeting its recruitment 
targets last year. 

      Speaking in Washington, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld rejected the 
warnings given in both reports, saying: "The force is not broken." 

      He said the US military was enormously capable and battle-hardened and 
any report suggesting it was close to breaking point was "just not consistent 
with the facts". 

      The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says the reports echo the view held 
by some in Congress and even by some within the armed forces. 

      They fear that if the Iraq commitment lasts a great deal longer, or if 
the US is drawn into new conflict, the US armed forces could find it difficult 
to meet their commitments. 


     


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