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Friday, August 6, 2010

The Future of the U.S. Armed Forces

http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2010/08/the-future-of-the-us-armed-for/


The Future of the U.S. Armed Forces is the theme of the current issue of The American Interest. Here's the lineup:
Presidents and Their Generals: A Conversation with Eliot Cohen - Q&A. When President Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal and sent General David Petraeus to Kabul in his stead, he wrote the latest chapter in a long narrative of civil-military tensions in America.
Ebb Tide - Seth Cropsey. American’s many post-Cold War land wars have obscured important strategic truths, among them the real value of the U.S. Navy.
Caught on a Lee Shore - Dakota L. Wood. Redefining the strategic niche of the Marine Corps may be the key to a future as glorious as its past.
In the Army Now - Richard A. Lacquement, Jr. The Army’s reluctant embrace of counterinsurgency and stability operations is the right choice. Now comes the hard part: to institutionalize it.
Up in the Air - Richard B. Andres. The Air Force is in a tailspin, and a fundamental strategic myopia is the reason.
Benevolent, Adaptable and Underappreciated - Jeff Robertson. A technology-enabled temptation to shorten the tether on Coast Guard operations threatens the future of a uniquely resourceful organization.
Unreserved Support - Paul McHale. A former Congressman makes the case for giving the Active Reserves their due.

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