A View Of Where The U.S. Military Should Be Heading

Whack Old Weapons, Rebuild the Army Or Fade From View -- Robbin Laird, Aol Defense

In the new year, America's power projection forces must be restructured and we must pursue a ruthless retirement of old weapons in favor of the new.

Much of this can be paid for and modernized because of our withdrawal from Afghanistan, which costs $2 billion a week. Logistics costs in Afghanistan alone have diverted money from investment accounts and have frozen US forces into a force used only to manage territory. Cost savings from withdrawal need to be conjoined with a significant re-configuration of forces as withdrawal unfolds. If Secretary Panetta can manage it, the withdrawal, downsizing and reconfiguration of Big Army is really at the heart of structural redesign of US forces.

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My Comment: Robbin Laird is pushing the idea that the U.S. Army of the future must be small and agile with effective modern precision killing tools and close allies that can project a global presence. Hmmmm .... this is exactly the military that former Defense Chief Donald Rumsfeld pushed for in his doctrine when he was appointed to that top job in 2001.

Yup .... I feel like I am living Ground Hog Day over and over again.