Gen. Pace: Military Capability Eroding

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Feb 26, 11:45 PM (ET)
By LOLITA C. BALDOR

WASHINGTON (AP) - Strained by the demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is a significant risk that the U.S. military won't be able to quickly and fully respond to yet another crisis, according to a new report to Congress.

The assessment, done by the nation's top military officer, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, represents a worsening from a year ago, when that risk was rated as moderate.

The report is classified, but on Monday senior defense officials, speaking on condition on anonymity, confirmed the decline in overall military readiness. And a report that accompanied Pace's review concluded that while the Pentagon is working to improve its warfighting abilities, it "may take several years to reduce risk to acceptable levels."

The report is classified but not THAT classified...if it fits the leakers agenda then all those pesky labels that say things like SECRET/NOFRON they don't mean anything...just the security of the nation you know. Idiots...politicans...they're going to be the death of us all.