Hat-tip to Ricky

Even a stopped clock is gets it right twice a day:

If more of our sons, daughters, grandchildren and friends were deployed as part of mandated service, there is no way our presidents would have the political capital to get entangled in limited, non-decisive and seemingly unending warfare like that being practiced in Afghanistan.

Another troubling trend stemming from the all-volunteer force is its growing dependence on contractors to do the work citizen-soldiers performed in previous wars...In other words, you and I are funding a second, stealth force in Afghanistan and Iraq outside the direct responsibility and accountability of our military and elected leaders.

Martinez makes some good points in this piece, and I would be remiss if I failed to acknowledge that. But I reserve the right to skewer him for future writings. :)