The U.S. Army has forced about 50,000 soldiers to continue serving after their voluntary stints ended under a policy called "stop-loss," but while some dispute its fairness, court challenges have fallen flat.
"As the war in Iraq drags on, the Army is accumulating a collection of problems that cumulatively could call into question the viability of an all-volunteer force," said defense analyst Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute think tank.
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I support you guys on this. (And somebody needs to explain the meaning of "backdoor draft" to Nadir's father; he's signedup under a false assumption!). I also agree that Bush has failed to adequatly provide for wounded and killed soldiers. One of the few things that I (and certainly most of Bush's supporters) feel that the federal govt should do is maintain an armed force. Yet Bush and the other repos have piled billions of foolish items into the budget, while neglecting to use federal tax dollars for a vital purpose: large death benefits for soldiers, and sufficient medical treatment for injured soldiers... amoung other things.
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