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  • Purge of the Princelings? (As a Gentleman Should, Rumsfeld Takes Out The Garbage)

    08/14/2003 8:29:26 AM PDT · by .cnI redruM · 71 replies · 280+ views
    NRO ^ | 14 Aug 03 | Jeb Babbin
    When Congress gets back from its August recess, you'll hear some caterwauling about how Big Dog is conducting a political purge of the Army. But what is going on in the Army right now is apparently not directed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and is not even a purge. But it may be the beginnings of one. As soon as Mr. Rumsfeld took office, his plan to transform America's military ran into various levels of resistance in each of the services. The Navy was shaken by the thought that the aircraft carrier would have to evolve from its current...
  • Force Majeure What lies behind the military's victory in Iraq.

    04/14/2003 6:21:27 AM PDT · by Valin · 16 replies · 229+ views
    Slate ^ | 4/10/03 | Fred Kaplan
    So when and how did the U.S. military get this good? The elements of swift victory in Gulf War II have been well laid-out: the agility and flexibility of our forces, the pinpoint accuracy of the bombs, the commanders' real-time view of the battlefield, the remarkable coordination among all branches of the armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) and special operations. But these elements, and this degree of success, have not been seen in previous wars, not even in the first Gulf War 12 years ago. Three major changes have taken hold within the military since then—a new war-fighting...