Okay, I understand that the certain military leaders wanted us to invade Iraq with more troops. And that more troops could’ve better stabilized post-war Iraq (remember the looting of the museum?). The military wanted something on the order of 10,000s more troops, or even 100,000s more troops.

I also understand that we have a veritable backdoor draft, with people serving two tours in a row, etc.

I also understand that there have been less than 2000 casualties.

So, I pose the question: Where would these extra troops to initially invade have come from? If we’re running out of troops now, after less than 2000 casualties, how would we have gotten way more troops earlier?