Gen. Casey Warns That Army Is Stretched Too Thin

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey was on Capitol Hill yesterday.  He requested a meeting with lawmakers to warn that the Army is stretched so thin by the Iraq war that it cannot effectively respond to another conflict.   "The current demand for our forces exceeds the sustainable supply," he said.  Representative John M. McHugh, a New York Republican, said Casey's blunt testimony was "just downright frightening."

Read more at the Army Times and The Boston Globe.