OK. For the sake of this discussion, let's say they inflated the numbers

"just a little" as you say. You would then have us believe it was all doom and gloom that the 4ID's 3rd BDE only re-enlisted half again as many as they were expected to do. Or that the 1st Cav only retained all that they wanted to retain.

You can piss and moan and wiggle all you want, the fact remains that the soldiers doing the heavy lifting over there are voting with their feet. They are standing firm and they are staying in to finish a job they believe in.