We have to accept there is no consistency to current policy. The urgency that took us into Afghanistan and Iraq is gone. We expected to be out of Iraq long ago and on to the next mission. I believe there is logic behind the president's decisions. We are waiting for Iraq to be sorted out, and Iran is next on the agenda. But meanwhile NK gets worse, Latin America becomes hostile, Syria has totally backslid from some earlier compliance, Iran is defiant, and we are mired in the UN.
Ronald Reagan built up the military, especially the Navy. It is just possible that Rumsfeld's downsizing is in error.
there is a fine balance there we have to maintain, isn't there. A lighter, more mobile capacity and a heavy armor contingent. Air power is great, but it should be backed up with heavy armor capability.
We have to accept there is no consistency to current policy. The urgency that took us into Afghanistan and Iraq is gone. We expected to be out of Iraq long ago and on to the next mission. I believe there is logic behind the president's decisions. We are waiting for Iraq to be sorted out, and Iran is next on the agenda. But meanwhile NK gets worse, Latin America becomes hostile, Syria has totally backslid from some earlier compliance, Iran is defiant, and we are mired in the UN.So there is no consistency to current policy, but there is logic behind the President's decisions?
Seems to me the problem here is, reality won't comply with the policy and the game plans. But maybe the Security Council can twist reality's arm. /sarc