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Okay, let's look at this virtual catbox liner:

First, the source, "Military.com", is good stuff generally, but the disclaimer at the bottom tells it all: the author is obscenely Leftist.

The maneuver commanders love the idea of lighter fighters. We've been at three-brigade divisions for a long time. Going to a two-Bde structure cuts out the tail needed for supporting a larger unit; therefore, the unit is lighter, and more easily deployable.

A heavy-maneuver division can have this done, too, without the sacrifice of too much combat power. Even if the CBT SPT units - Artillery, Engineers, etc. - are made to be attached and not assigned, they would still support the division ops.

Another advantage of 2-BDE Div's, is there's less tail/teeth ratios to deal with. The new Div. couldn't sustain independent ops for as long, but the rapidity of deployment more than compensates. Further, during a major deployment, there would be more support units called up from the RC/ARNG, so the suporting structure would still be there, under the Div. CDR's control anyway.

And there's the turf wars to be considered, unfortunately. All those flag-ranks that got cut, had their little fiefdoms carved out for themselves, with contractor jobs lined up after retirement. SecDef knows this: it's got a stranglehold on R&D, and we need weapons systems and concepts NOW, and not trickling thru the pipeline a generation form now.