Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno observes soldiers conducting military operations during an urban terrain exercise on Fort Campbell, Ky., April 12, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
A Smaller, Smarter Military -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times
The best-equipped army in the world can still lose a war if it doesn't understand the people it's fighting.
President Obama has called a halt to the decade-long rise in defense spending that began after Sept. 11, and has proposed shrinking the Army and Marine Corps by about 14%.
Congressional Republicans (not to mention Mitt Romney) say that would be disastrous and that it could jeopardize American troops abroad.
But the military brass has stood behind Obama — literally. When the president announced his proposals, the Joint Chiefs of Staff lined up behind him in the Pentagon's briefing room. There has been no audible dissent from the officer corps.
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My Comment: I take issue with Mr. Mamanus' assertion that ....
.... But the military brass has stood behind Obama — literally. When the president announced his proposals, the Joint Chiefs of Staff lined up behind him in the Pentagon's briefing room. There has been no audible dissent from the officer corps.
Trust me .... if Mitt Romney is the next President and he proposes a significant increase in defense spending .... there will also be no audible dissent from the officer corps.
As to what is my opinion ..... I have always been saying that trillion dollar deficits are unsustainable, and everything will need to be cut (besides but include defense spending). As to a "smaller and smarter" military .... good luck in accomplishing that.
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