McCain wants much larger U.S. military

Andrew Gray
Reuters
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Republican presidential candidate John McCain wants the U.S. military to be much larger than current expansion plans envision, an adviser to the Arizona senator said this week.

The Bush administration has begun expanding the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to create a combined strength of around 750,000 active duty troops — a process backed by McCain’s Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

But McCain believes an Army and Marine Corps with a combined strength of up to 900,000 troops is necessary, said Randy Scheunemann, an adviser to the candidate on foreign policy and national security.

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“Sen. McCain feels the proposed increases are not sufficient. They need to be more, to fully address the challenges we face in the 21st century,” Scheunemann told Reuters in a telephone interview.

The U.S. Army and Marines have been severely strained by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many troops have served multiple tours in the war zones and currently spend only 12 months at home before they deploy again for another year.

As a member of the U.S. Senate’s armed services committee, McCain has built a reputation for scrutinizing the costs of big weapons programs and he has pledged to pursue that approach in the White House if he wins November’s election.

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8 Responses to “McCain wants much larger U.S. military”

1. yellowhak1 Says:
   July 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 pm

   hell, he may get what he wants. the job market is so severely strained, all except the military that is. maybe we can all get a job with homeland security.

2. angryinadk Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 4:02 am

   Notice the kiss from the press in the form of a paragraph that mentions how good he is with our money. This last comment, the one often remembered because it is last, has no bearing on the rest of the article. McWar is a traitor, he traded information for conditions when being held as a POW, look it up. McWar being our Commander in Chief would be the ultimate travesty.

3. JohnnyBluebear Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 am

   Well of course. The military is gearing up for a draft soon. Check out their website.

4. ThePatriot Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 am

   A draft is in the air.

5. JEH Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm

   How can a country with a destroyed economy afford a 1,000,0000 man army, continue several wars and expand the military war machine while maintaining over 700 bases worldwide just so that companies can make more money off the military budget?

6. yellowhak1 Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm

   JEH: really makes you think doesnt it. i feel this government and other world governments are nothing more than sociopaths or as christians would have you believe possessed by the devil. either way they certainly meet the criteria.

7. yellowhak1 Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm

   JEH: really makes you think doesnt it? i feel this government and other world governments are nothing more than sociopaths or as christians would have you believe possessed by the devil. either way they certainly meet the criteria.

8. mike Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 9:59 pm

   Amerika forever in war…foreever in decline…..What of our children’s future? Thank you insane mcane..