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To: Slump Tester

A lot of folks have pointed out that Shinseki was right all along about the number of troops needed in Iraq, so here’s another one. Shinseki’s also the one who spearheaded Army transformation, leading to our current Brigade Combat Team configuration, and it was long overdue and very successful.

I have my quibbles about the beret, too, but Shinseki did FAR more to help the Army and this country than he did to hurt it.


108 posted on 12/07/2008 12:05:33 PM PST by Future Snake Eater ("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
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To: Future Snake Eater
our current Brigade Combat Team configuration ... was long overdue and very successful.

I agree. Shinseki's orginal design, as currently seen in the Stryker Brigades, was for three maneuver battalions per Brigade Combat Team. The Force Design bean counters later cut it down to two and that is one too few.

111 posted on 12/07/2008 12:22:25 PM PST by centurion316
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