In the previous item, I forgot to note that the soldiers who questioned Don Rumsfeld (in Kuwait) also asked about DOD's use of "stop loss" orders to keep soldiers in uniform who are eligible to get out.
Rumsfeld said it was based on a sound principle, wouldn't be used a lot but would continue to be used.
What he didn't say was that the Army uses it because it lacks manpower.
Why does it lack manpower? Well, one answer is that US forces are over-extended. He didn't say that; you may have noticed that this Administration doesn't go overboard on self-criticism.
Another answer might have been that the Bush Administration) doesn't want the political grief that would come with conscription. He didn't say that, either.
Unlike the President and Veep, Rumsfeld served in the armed forces. But he, too, speaks like a girlie-man.
PS Earlier, I paraphrased Rumsfeld's answer to the soldier's question on vehicle armor. Here is the AP version:
"You go to war with the army you have," not the one you might want.