You kids gotta remember that unlike the dynamic duo in this current administration, I'm no chickenhawk. I served in the Navy, was born to a lifer on an Air Force base, my bro and sis both served, both uncles were in 'Nam... hell, my grandfather even fought, albeit for the Wehrmacht.

Andrea, the only ray of light I can shine is that with our technological advances and rampant excessive DoD spending, it would actually hinder our military to have to fight alongside another force. Whatever war we face in Iraq is going to be the new face of combat for sometime, so this pending baptism by fire will allow us to try out all the tactics that units like the 10th Mountain and 101st Airborne have been working on.