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| The Danger of America Asking Its Army to Do Too Much |
| 2015-08-26 |
| [World Politics Review] Of all the U.S. military services, the Army has the most expansive mission. Because the Air Force and Navy are built around platforms--aircraft, ships, submarines--their functions are determined, in part, by what those things can and can't do. The foundation of the Marine Corps is the infantryman, but that service's small size forces it to focus on a relatively limited mission set. Expeditionary operations are the centerpiece, shaping the Marines' force development, acquisitions, doctrine, training and leadership. Ultimately the Air Force, Navy and Marines can do many things, but their "core competence" is clear. They know what to focus on. The Army is different. Its ability to do many things, ranging from large-scale humanitarian relief to high tempo combat, has always been one of its selling points. Like all good things, though, this utility can be pushed too far: A case can be made that today America is asking its Army to do too much... |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 No more nation building, especially in Muslim cat box countries where the local religion is incompatible with democracy. That's what you call giving pearls to swine and it does no good for you or the swine. If we absolutely must fight these people then kill them, break what little infrastructure they have and let the survivors figure out what to do with the rubble. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2015-08-26 12:50 |
| #5 With strong leadership and political will, the right focus will come. The focus of winning wars has been diluted or destroyed by changing the focus to social engineering/diversity. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-08-26 10:22 |
| #4 Speaking of which, a case in point. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-08-26 09:08 |
| #3 Less welfare for first world nations. Have the Germans, French, Brits reintroduced the draft? I guess its not that critical. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-08-26 07:35 |
| #2 Less mission and more diversity; a winning combination |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-08-26 06:49 |
| #1 Here is a very entertaining 24 minute video that addresses a framework for fixing what's broke: TED Talk: Thomas Barnett draws a new map for peace |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2015-08-26 05:03 |