Army of One

The Bush administration is keeping the US Army so busy these days that the service may be required to live up to the motto "Army of One" in unexpected ways. Reports are that as the wars in Iraq and Afganistan rage on the Army is running out of ammunition. Secretary of Defense Donald "Soon To Be Fired" Rumsfeld has suggested that the problem be solved by only issuing each soldier 1 magazine of ammuntion per tour of duty. The secretary said "The American war fighter is resiliant and resourceful. Thirty bullets should be enough to get any motived soldier through his or her tour of duty. Pick your targets carefully gentlemen!"

"According to a requisition last week by the Army Field Support Command, the service will need 300m to 500m more bullets a year for at least five years, or more than 1.5m a year for combat and training. And because the single army-owned, small-calibre ammunition factory in Lake City, Missouri, can produce only 1.2m bullets annually, the army is suddenly scrambling to get private defence contractors to help fill the gap."
- http://news.ft.com