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| 2003-05-16 |
| By Fred Kaplan I only included the first paragraph, the rest of the article is predictable as the issue has been discussed for a while now. Whats new is Rummy's seeming counter attack.. As Donald Rumsfeld gears up for his war on the U.S. Army, the Army is preparing to fight back. I noted here two weeks ago Rumsfeld's opening May Day fusillade, in which he let it be known that his new secretary of the Army would be James Roche. The intriguing—and, from the Army's point of view, disturbing—thing about Roche is that he's a retired Navy captain who, for the past two years, has been secretary of the Air Force. As if those two facts weren't brutal enough blows to service pride, Roche is also a longtime associate of Andrew Marshall, a veteran Pentagon official who has been building a case over the past decade for a "military transformation," which involves a major restructuring—and substantial reduction—of Army forces. |
| Posted by:Domingo |
| #2 Hey, Cyber Sarge, the Army's concern is that Rumsfield has been watching too much Star Trek and thinks every military problem can be handled by a small "landing party/away team" and lots of electronics in various high flying "Enterprize"s. Check out Ralph Peters at the New York Post and Stanley Kurtz at NRO for good arguements this is not so and is dangerous to the war on terrorism. Also consider the postwar Iraq situation. |
| Posted by: Rifle308 2003-05-16 17:16:01 |
| #1 Obviously, Mr. Kaplan has NEVER served in the military or he would know that the Air Force need not be headed by an Air Force Veteran or the other services. The only need is to be headed by a COMPETENT person. Does anybody remember when the Air Force was headed by a CIVILIAN and a FEMALE? We did just find thank you. These libs try to find fault someway/somewhere with ANYTHING. It's was funny at first but it so sad to now. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2003-05-16 13:14:58 |