[Jeff Head]

With the rapid rise of Red China, and their potential allinance with Russia, Iran, and other belligerents, we simply must halt the slide of both foreign policy and national security initiatives and the decline of our military in the midst of it by the Kenyan Marxist, Obama

[Jeff Head]

IMHO, here’s the type of foreign polciy, national security, and US military initiatives we need in this nation to stay on top of the belligerents that are developing and conspiring.

[Jim Noble]

But, but...if we do all that, the EBT cards will stop working...

[PGalt]

OUTSTANDING! Jeff Head for Secretary of Defense! Heck, Jeff Head for President.

The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies. It is also based,under a conservative leadership in Washington, on adopting lower corporate and individual income taxes so the revenue to the treasury expands and increases significantly which will fuel the buildup necessary to remain technologically superior by two generations to any potential enemy on earth, and to be in a position to contain and defeat any outbreaks of agression on a minimum of two major theaters, and one minor theater simultaneously. Follow the links below to each specific area of this far reaching proposal.

This has got to be one of your greatest posts in a history of great posts, Jeff Head. Well-thought, well reasoned based on realities of a history of a cruel forces/ideologies operating on planet earth. Tremendously detailed. Thank you, sir.

BTTT!

[PGR88]

How about ending NATO, or at least scaling-back NATO drastically? Why the US is guaranteeing security for 35 EU nations is beyond me. NATO’s Mission ended 20 years ago.

Replace it with bilateral security agreements with UK and Germany only.

[catfish1957]

Nice write up. If we can avoid a worldwide financial meltdown, I truly believe the Chicoms are going to be our major enemy for period you state. We need to modernize, and best our opponents technologicaly. If we don’t the Chicoms will.

[KantianBurke]

Nice wish list. Meanwhile back on planet earth...

Did I mention this country is deep in debt and broke? Where's the money going to come from for BOTH SS / Medicare / Medicaid AND this military hardware?

[Lazamataz]

YOU DID THIS??? This should be in Freeper Editorial! This is just the sort of original content that area is meant for.

[Lazamataz]

I just put it there.

[sean327]

The Army also needs to replace the M-109A6 Paladin Self Propelled 155mm Artillery system. The Paladin cannot be upgraded an further. We used to have a replacement in the pipeline until Barry was elected. Had Obama not cancelled te NLOS Cannon program we would be going to production next spring.

[EternalVigilance]

The chances of your candidate, Mitt Romney, doing as you say, are zero.

Now what?

[EternalVigilance]

The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies. It is also based,under a conservative leadership in Washington, on adopting lower corporate and individual income taxes so the revenue to the treasury expands and increases significantly which will fuel the buildup necessary to remain technologically superior by two generations to any potential enemy on earth, and to be in a position to contain and defeat any outbreaks of agression on a minimum of two major theaters, and one minor theater simultaneously.

The more I reflect on your post, the more appalled I am.

By your own apt partial description of what it will take to have the basis to defend the country, under Romney or Obama no such defense is possible. Because it is a certainty that neither one will do the things you describe. No chance. None at all.

The idea of Romney eliminating departments, or reining in entitlements, or even reducing the size and scope of government at all, just doesn't pass the laugh test.

[Eye of Unk]

I cannot help but think about the Iowa class of battleships,of the four all should be kept in a ready to go to war footing, all should have ammunition especially the 16 inch shells.

Maybe its my overtime imagination but sometimes simple stuff works better than high tech. Sort of like paper, rock and scissor.

[A.A. Cunningham]

If you can't even spell worth a damn how do you expect people to take this keyboard commando vanity seriously?

[Terabitten]

Jeff, good work, but a couple quibbles -

Run spellcheck and edit. In one place you use the word “enigma” when I’m pretty sure you meant “anathema.”

Second, the Army needs to look in a whole new direction. The Infantry always bears the brunt of the casualties but little is done to enhance the infantry’s capability or survivability. It’s time to look into powered armor for the infantry.

[Terabitten]

Jeff, good work, but a couple quibbles -

Run spellcheck and edit. In one place you use the word “enigma” when I’m pretty sure you meant “anathema.”

Second, the Army needs to look in a whole new direction. The Infantry always bears the brunt of the casualties but little is done to enhance the infantry’s capability or survivability. It’s time to look into powered armor for the infantry.

[Triple]

Jeff Head for SecDef!

[rmlew]

Build 24 each of the two LCS class vessels (Freedom and Independence) and upgrade them in a Flight II version that adds more multi-mission capability to them by adding a 16 cell MK-41 launcher, two eight cannister Harpoon launchers, and a 2nd RAM launcher to each vessel.
These ships traded too much for thier 50 knot speed, and the Freedom class get hull cracks at full speed.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies.

Well, in that case, there's no point in reading it, at least not until Harry Reid and John Boehner are deposed from leadership.

[PGalt]

The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies. It is also based,under a conservative leadership in Washington, on adopting lower corporate and individual income taxes so the revenue to the treasury expands and increases significantly which will fuel the buildup necessary to remain technologically superior by two generations to any potential enemy on earth, and to be in a position to contain and defeat any outbreaks of agression on a minimum of two major theaters, and one minor theater simultaneously. Follow the links below to each specific area of this far reaching proposal.

Defense/offense detailts BUMP!

live - free - republic

[lentulusgracchus]

Jeff, Thanks for a thought-provoking and detailed post. There's a lot to consider there, and you've had a good 30K-foot perspective of the Navy's needs for years.

I notice you call for the return of task-specific diesel submarines. I've often said myself that, having been in ASW I know that diesel boats on battery power are quieter than nukes, and that that fact reinforces the observation that you do not always need a Seawolf on location, or even a generic nuclear submarine; sometimes, a submarine will do. And there are some pretty good ones out there now -- Collinses and Scorpenes and Japanese designs among the better ones.