Will W listen to the Generals?

War demands strain US military readiness
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
8 Feb 2008
WASHINGTON - A classified Pentagon assessment concludes that long battlefield tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with persistent terrorist activity and other threats, have prevented the U.S. military from improving its ability to respond to any new crisis, The Associated Press has learned.

Despite security gains in Iraq, there is still a "significant" risk that the strained U.S. military cannot quickly and fully respond to another outbreak elsewhere in the world, according to the report.

In the past W has made a big deal of asserting that he'll listen to the Generals - what they need, they'll get!

How 'bout now? Sounds like the Generals are telling him, perhaps too subtly, that his policies are not-so-slowly destroying our defense capabilities.

Will he listen?

Any bets?

Stop the madness!