Reply #4: You know generals don't usually run out and start wars on their own

[jmowreader]

You've got a decent idea, but all of the wars we're in right now were started by presidents, not generals.

I have a lovely idea: Every time a president decides to launch an unnecessary war, he should be forced to go hat in hand to Congress and ask for enough of an endstrength increase that we can use soldiers to flip burgers and haul diesel instead of hiring mercenaries.