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I would want to hear more about the planned consolidated reserve centers before I followed Peggy in lock step. It will be the Guard and the Reserves who will handle the inevitable domestic situations. Large regular Army bases, even if turned over to the Guard would not be as effective as dispersed multi-purpose facilities built to modern specs.

One disadvantage the current administration has is that some of the strategerie behind this needs to remain secret and they are very good at keeping secrets. Other administrations might be tempted to leak the reasons rather than accepting the heat but soldering on. That might be rose-colored glasses optimism but I have to think that Rumsfeld knows what he is doing.

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I do trust Rumsfeld too, and I realize that changes in the structure of the military are needed with lighter more quick-action forces, for instance.

My dad used to talk about the various military bases around the country. It just bothers me to know we're closing them and down-sizing our military even further.