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Byline: Michael Hirsh and T. Trent Gegax, Zahid Hussain, Joseph Contreras, Michael Hastings, Hideko Takayama, Elise Soukup, Peter Suciu, Nicole Martinelli, Ginanne Brownell
U.S. MILITARY
Mounting Costs of War
Publicly, the Pentagon insists it's getting the manpower and money it needs for Iraq and Afghanistan. But as those conflicts drag on, U.S. Army planners are privately growing more worried about a looming crisis. The problem is not quantity--the Pentagon says recruitment remains steady--but a loss of quality. Green Berets, for instance, are now considered trained after four years instead of seven. Some officers say the biggest worry is a ...
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