An interesting read in the Washington Monthly about the military and troop strength. Some of this appears needlessly breathless, and I am not sure about the figures regarding those who are deployed are presented in a fair light- yes- we have deployed more since 2000, but Afghanistan was necessary. Likewise, when you calculate those forces who are in Bosnia and Kosovo for the long haul because of previous administrations, it might not be fair to characterize this over-deployment as a fault of Bush policy (this is not Clinton bashing- I think he did the right thing in the region). At the same time, that would be as pointless as criticizing the fact that troops are STILL stationed on the DMZ.
At any rate, an interesting read.