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Christopher Preble writes on June 14: "Since neither the Army nor the Marines can meet the existing recruiting goals, even with record high incentives, how would raising those recruiting goals -- which is what expanding the Army would mean -- do anything to address the fact that young people are increasingly skeptical of signing up to support the current administration's foreign policy?"

p>How does Mr. Preble conclude that young people are staying away for the reason he states here? Maybe they are staying away because they do not want to don white gloves in order to hand a copy of the Koran to a terrorist in Gitmo. Or, perhaps, they do not want to face a court-martial for killing a potentially booby-trapped terrorist faking death. What do you think? Could these be possibilities? br> -- Jim Estrada br> Gilbert, Arizona /p> p> I agree with Mr. Preble's statement that peacekeeping is often a thankless task. Ask the citizens of old Europe and South Korea if our peacekeeping efforts are appreciated. I am sure the people of Taiwan and Japan see things differently. br> -- Diamon Sforza br> San Diego, California /p> p> WESTERN COWARDS

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