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The "seabasing" capability being developed for the Marine Corps will enable the service to deploy 15,000 troops anywhere in the world in as little as 10 to 12 days, according to the commandant of the Marine Corps. "And when you are able to respond that fast, it is going to change the calculus of the battlefield," Gen. Michael W. Hagee explained during an interview with the Pentagon Channel. The concept, expected to be in full swing within the next 10 to 15 years, involves pre-positioning ships with critical wartime assets. In the event of an operation, the Marines would fly...

Commentary "River Kwai Syndrome" Plays in Law of the Sea Frank J. Gaffney Jr. Proceedings, March 2005 Discuss this article in the eForum. In 1957, Hollywood created the unforgettable image of military men throwing themselves into a construction project, having lost sight of the fact that the result could be used by the enemy to the grave detriment of their comrades and country. Unfortunately, nearly 50 years after The Bridge on the River Kwai entered the public consciousness, the Navy seems afflicted with the same syndrome as it encourages U.S. ratification of the controversial U.N. Convention on the Law of...

Insight on the News - Daily Insight Issue: 10/01/02 Brilliant Pebbles Beached Under Bush By Zoli Simon While the Bush administration is not focusing much on the space-based Brilliant Pebbles missile defense system, the Virginia-based missile defense group High Frontier thinks that Pebbles is the way to go. To read High Frontier's issue brief, click on the link below: www.highfrontier.org/2002_issue_briefs.html www.highfrontier.org2002 Strategic Policy Issue Briefs Issue Brief 76, September 13, 2002 When Oh When Will They Revive Brilliant Pebbles?     While there are some errors in the following September 10th Oakland Tribune articles written by Ian Hoffman, they contain...