Rent-a-Soldier

Nothing succeeds like success
--Alexandre Dumas
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U.S. Defense secretary Robert M. Gates said this week,

"rapidly building up the armed forces of friendly nations to combat terrorism within their borders was 'a vital and enduring military requirement' — and one that should be managed by the Defense Department (Pentagon Seeks Authority to Train and Equip Foreign Militaries."

Yep, and why not? It has been such a tremendous success thus far in Afghanistan and Iraq.