No matter how much they insist…

…that this...

The Army's top personnel officer acknowledged this week that the service will probably miss its recruiting goal this year…

…is all about this…

...an improving economy, competition from private industry and an increasing number of parents who are less supportive of military service…

…I can't help thinking it must have something to do with this…

Despite months of assurances that their forces were on the wane, the guerrillas and terrorists battling the American-backed enterprise here appear to be growing more violent, more resilient and more sophisticated than ever.

I mean, how dumb do they think the working class kids they look to for fodder really are?

Of course, the solution is obvious…