When you don't plan properly, then the domino effect is sure to kick in....
"In fact, senior military officials now tell NBC News all major military equipment - trucks, tanks, helicopters and even guns - is breaking down or wearing out at a faster rate than first estimated.
"It's not only due to the harsh desert conditions in Iraq, but the enemy has proven far more effective and resilient than anyone in the Pentagon had imagined. That's putting a far greater load on such equipment as Humvees and tanks - which are working at ten-times the normal rate....
"Should the war end today, it would take two years for the United States Army to replenish itself and bring its equipment back to proper state," says Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., and a member of the House Armed Services Committee."
More here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6694659/
Seriously, does no one in this administration have the courage to resign for this fiasco?
"In fact, senior military officials now tell NBC News all major military equipment - trucks, tanks, helicopters and even guns - is breaking down or wearing out at a faster rate than first estimated.
"It's not only due to the harsh desert conditions in Iraq, but the enemy has proven far more effective and resilient than anyone in the Pentagon had imagined. That's putting a far greater load on such equipment as Humvees and tanks - which are working at ten-times the normal rate....
"Should the war end today, it would take two years for the United States Army to replenish itself and bring its equipment back to proper state," says Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., and a member of the House Armed Services Committee."
More here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6694659/
Seriously, does no one in this administration have the courage to resign for this fiasco?