More U.S. troops is no easy task

December 21, 2006

With the U.S. military fighting in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and possible conflicts looming with North Korea and Iran, it has not been an easy year for U.S. troops. President Bush on Thursday acknowledged that the military may indeed be stretched too thin and proposed an increase in the permanent size of both the Army and the Marines.SPEAKERS: P.J. Crowley, senior fellow - Center for American Progress; James Carafano, senior research fellow - Heritage Foundation.