Oi...well, I tell ya what. When some other Nation with the financial bankroll, logistical capabilities and technology we have decides to field a force organized comparable [and as lethal] as those of Bradley Stingray, gimme a call.
There are a million-&-1 theories out there that shine bright in the hands of the "What about this phantom" crew. Nevertheless, the path the President has set and the SecDef is moving the DoD down is the correct one.
Lighter, Faster more lethal capabilities that cross conventional boundaries and are laid out in compartments or cells of personnel. Interchangeable within their traditional units as well as capable of cross pollinating with other centers of gravity.
Brutally lethal and extremely adaptable. Like a hunta virus capable of entering it's host [AOR] and quickly breaking it down and destroying it.
It is what it is and it is only gonna get worse [for any potential enemy] as time & technology advance.
"I agree that Rumsfeld is playing his cards well, but he has a losing hand and the deck is stacked against him."
Maybe if you're a liberal, a 90s holdover or some Army flunky pushed out in the wake of the 2000 election. But the competent scoff at such a nonsensical statement.
"From my view point the AF and Navy are far more guilty of this then the Army ... and Rumsfeld chose to publicly insult the Army ... that was really sad especially since the Army was and is right."
The Army set itself up. I know it can get lost in all of the vanity of the 90s but we still reap what we sow. That works for individuals as well as corporations.
The Army surrendered to the Clinton administration and became partners with them in their endeavor to use the military as an incubator for their EUtopian social engineering.
They more than anyone else were bound to get rebuked once sanity returned to the executive branch. They grew fat & lazy as well as insubordinate during the 90s. Someone was gonna confront them...that job falls to the SecDef....that Man is Rumsfeld. Dont get it twisted and confuse the office with the Man.
This reservist three star will be disappeared in due time. Just as many of the other Clinton holdovers have been over the past four years.
Neither the Navy or Air Force have been anywhere near as insubordinate as the Army has. The Army is getting it's just desserts...and in typical prideful fashion...whining about it all the way. They lost Crusader and they lost the Comanche...WHA!
I support The President and his SecDef Rumsfeld 110%.
The Stingray was developed in the late 1980s! You don't need a BFV just the AN/VLQ-7! You are attacking the optics and sensors. Throw in a few GPS jammers and let's start with about 20+ countries that can already defeat our technology.
I'm an Ann Coulter fan and she was right. We should have invaded their lands ...killed their leaders .... and converted them. Actually we should have just killed them! But Bush chose 'convert light'.
You might like Rumsfeld for protecting cowards and their service for flying our spyplane to an enemy.... oh I forgot .... Rumsfeld's Navy....
You might like Rumsfeld for replacing a Special Forces Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a Fighter Jock to fight a special forces war .... (Concept Error)....
You might like Rumsfeld if you still think looting is the sound of "liberation"....
You might like Rumsfeld if you think commanders have to "consult" for months to get the needed troops levels to fight in Iraq ....
You might like Rumsfeld if you are a micro-manager...
You might like Rumsfeld if you don't know what you are doing ....
You might like Rumsfeld if you still think we only need 30,000 troops in Iraq now .....
You might like Rumsfeld if you want a CPA running the occupation rather then the military ....
You might Rumsfeld like Rumsfeld if you reject the most professional advice on a subject and then act like a baby cry about being wrong....
You might like Rumsfeld if you like 500 casualties a month ...
You might like Rumsfeld because you are wrong also!
Replace Rumsfeld with Downing!