Military call-up result of mismanagement

The U.S. Army plans to summon a new group of about 4,000 reserve soldiers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, taking the total number of additional call-ups announced this week to nearly 10,000. It formally announced plans to involuntarily mobilize 5,674 soldiers from its Individual Ready Reserve, former soldiers who remain eligible to be called to active duty for years after returning to civilian life. Senator John Kerry blasted Bush for the military call-ups. His campaign released a ''fact sheet" and brought forward a retired Air Force chief who campaigned for Bush in 2000 to reinforce its claims. ''The troops are paying the price for arrogant mismanagement and poor planning at the civilian policy level," retired Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrilll ''Tony" McPeak said.