U.S. Army soldiers navigate narrow causeways along a river bank in the village of Marzak in Afghanistan's Paktika province, April 4, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment. Marzak has historically been a stronghold for the insurgency over the past decade until the Afghan and U.S Forces took advantage of the winter months to establish a local police force and secure the village. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Crail
After a Decade of War, U.S. Army Emerges Unbroken -- WPR
A few months ago, I penned an essay for a WPR feature issue on counterinsurgency arguing that the U.S. Army was adrift as it transitioned out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In terms of the Army’s direction, that remains the case: While the U.S. Navy and Air Force have already crafted a narrative for how they can help the United States meet the security challenges of the 21st century, the Army is still pining for the days when the Soviet Union and its armies, poised to storm across the Fulda Gap, presented an intellectually simpler problem to solve.
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My Comment: An optimistic look at the U.S. military .... and one that I am (somewhat) in agreement with.
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The link only gives partial copy, requiring registration to read the rest. You can get around this by googling the link in google's News sections -- that will pull up the full article.
Victor - superb blog. Your site and drudge are my must-reads every day.
Thanks for the heads-up ColKurtz. I will try to correct it.
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