The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, move from trail position into diamond formation during Aviation Nation 2012 over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes
Report: Save Money By Avoiding Long Ground Wars -- Army Times
A new report by a task force made up of former military officers and defense experts says it is possible, even with smaller budgets, to improve U.S. military capabilities — but a key to this is avoiding prolonged ground wars.
There are several key changes required to make this possible, including reducing the size of nuclear forces, reforming both compensation and deployment policies for military personnel, and making a priority of funding research into basic advancements in military capabilities rather than rushing to build every proposed new weapon, according to the report released Friday by the nonprofit and nonpartisan Stimson Center.
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My Comment: If avoiding long ground wars was possible, life would definitely be different. Unfortunately .... wars and conflicts do not operate on what are our desires and wishes.
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