Review Shows Dramatic Shift In Pentagon's Thinking -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon will no longer shape the U.S. military to fight two major conventional wars at once, but rather prepare for numerous conflicts and not all in the same style, according to a draft of a new strategic outlook the Pentagon is announcing on Monday.
The new mantra for military planners will replace the almost 25-year-old combat planning style of fighting and winning two major conventional wars in two different locations in favor of a fighting force that is capable of protecting U.S. interests around the world from a range of threats, from terrorism to cyber attacks.
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My Comment: This is a dramatic shift .... but probably long overdue. Best to be prepared to fight the wars that you are fighting and/or will fight, instead of preparing to fight two major wars that no one has the capability to do effectively today.
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