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I don't think we necessarily need a WWII-sized military to win the GWOT—but we definitely need a bigger one than we have now. I think Peter's criticism of the Defense industry comes from the preoccupation with precision strikes, which are different from pinprick strikes. Precision strikes are a good thing because they deliver the right munitions to the right place. Unfortunately, precision munitions make pinprick strikes possible—and this is NOT a good thing. We will not win the war though pinprick strikes. We can only win a war when the enemy is exhausted and his will is broken. This is the part our Elites have forgotten and it will result in war without end. Victory will not happen with pinprick strikes.

I think Peter’s criticism of the Defense industry comes from the preoccupation with precision strikes, which are different from pinprick strikes. Precision strikes are a good thing because they deliver the right munitions to the right place. Unfortunately, precision munitions make pinprick strikes possible—and this is NOT a good thing. We will not win the war though pinprick strikes. We can only win a war when the enemy is exhausted and his will is broken. This is the part our Elites have forgotten and it will result in war without end. Victory will not happen with pinprick strikes.

He just seemed to paint with a very broad brush. I don’t know what part of the industry he was indicting so I figure it was the entirety of it.

As for the idea of growing our military, you might be right but with the Comrade General Secretary of the Party in the White House that’s a scary thought. At what point would he call them home to unleash them on us? And, are we sure he’s not adding forces in Afghanistan only to strengthen the resurgent communist republic lost by the Soviets?