It happened after WWI which caught us with our pants down on 7 Dec 1941 and totally unprepared to fight WWII. Then again after WWII which again let us down when Korea started. The cold war was in full swing by the time we went into Viet Nam so we were in better shape there until the war escalated. There were cuts again after Viet Nam in the Cater/Reagan recession. When Reagan got both houses to increase the size of the standing military we actually had a pretty good sized military. Then came the peace dividend, they forced people out left and right. The Army went from 800,000 to 400,000 right after the end of the GUlf War. They did that by being very tight on allowing people to reenlist, buyouts, early retirements and forced seperation (called "quality management program"). That when they were claiming that we could fight a 2 fronted war with the new sized forces. Well now they are going to do it again until we get caught with our pants down again all so they can keep spending!
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Today's Featured Article - Antique Tractor Wiring Basics - by Curtis von Fange. One of the most neglected parts of old tractors is the wiring. After sitting in the elements for half a century or more much equipment wiring has deteriorated to sparsely covered strands of copper or other metal. Plastic insulation has cracked, mice have eaten through the older clothed style coverings and the exposed wires have reacted to winter moisture and salts by turning blue and powdery. Terminal ends have corroded, rusted or just plain evaporated away. Aged wires not only keep an engin
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