Boosting the size of the US military, as President George W. Bush is considering, will take time, money and a massive recruiting effort that could be difficult during the bloody war in Iraq. To recruit and train thousands of new recruits will take years, thus providing no immediate impact on the US troop deployment in Iraq. But for the military hierarchy, the size of the military force is a long-term project that must take into account future conflicts in other parts of the world. Full Story