American citizens aren’t volunteering in adequate numbers which is the whole problem. We are in fight for our very existence and most are to fat and lazy to get off the couch mush less walk down to the local recruiting station and sign up to serve their country. We either recruit the undocumented or we die as a nation.
That could be solved without hiring illegals. Proper funding, benefits, equipment, support personnel, genuine RESPECT from a large portion of our elected officials. Having our government honor the promises it makes to our service men would also help.
We had a larger military. Downsizing it before we fight wars is not the way to do it. We can have a large military. But we have to pay for it. And we have to maintain it between conflicts.
Here is an example of what I mean by loyalty to our servicemen from our leaders and government. This sort of thing should be a badge of shame:
Dad’s Video of Army Barracks Filth Gets Results
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008483/posts
While liberals ignore this, they are apoplectic that their constituency might be limited to one vote per person because of the audacity of requiring voter identification.