LAS VEGAS — The Air Force is turning toward extreme sports enthusiasts to fill a shortage of special operations troops.
The Air Force needs combat air traffic controllers to go behind enemy lines to set up airfields and call in airstrikes and trauma specialists to skydive into hostile territory to rescue wounded troops.

To be fully staffed, the Air Force needs 426 combat controllers. It has 350. A full complement of pararescuers is 123; there are 90.The Story

Does this sound like plans for an Iran attack to anyone besides me!

Or maybe, China god forbid :

Pentagon warns over China buildup

The Pentagon's annual report to Congress says the country's consistent defense spending on aircraft, missiles and ships means China is ever closer to a longer-range military reach.

"Several aspects of China's military development have surprised U.S. analysts, including the pace and scope of its strategic forces modernization," the report says. "China's military expansion is already such as to alter regional military balances."
CNN Article

..and if you're not sufficiently pissed at the nitwitts in Washington today, then take a look at this Yahoo Article on the hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks the state representatives were fighting over and usually winning for their districts yesterday. 

US Military deaths in Iraq have risen to 2457. Here is a short list of some recent losses:

05/22/06	Leusink, William J.	DoD Confirmation
05/22/06	Christoff Jr., David	DoD Confirmation
05/21/06	Ramirez, Benito A.	DoD Confirmation
05/18/06	Holland, Daniel E.	DoD Confirmation
05/18/06	Allen Jr., Lonnie Calvin	DoD Confirmation
05/18/06	Cournoyer, Nicholas	DoD Confirmation
05/18/06	Seidel III, Robert	DoD Confirmation
05/18/06	Fulks, William B.	DoD Confirmation
05/17/06	Deal, Lee Hamilton	DoD Confirmation

Bushisms:

I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.    George w. Bush

aboard Air Force One
06/04/2003