The state of the military

I read an article yesterday about the grim results of a recent poll of U.S. military officers. The consensus is that American forces are stretched "dangerously thin" and that we are unprepared to fight a second war (the ability to simultaneously fight two wars has long been part of U.S. military doctrine). So much for the Republicans' professed ability to maintain a strong military!

There was also this post about the respondents' attitudes towards allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly, as well as this follow-up.