12-20-2006, 14:44
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Bush wants increase in size of army
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
I don't know if this is a good thing, or a bad thing, or how its going to play itself out.
Here's another link, this one is Fox news.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237739,00.html
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12-21-2006, 05:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tubbs
I don't know if this is a good thing, or a bad thing, or how its going to play itself out.
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The devil will be in the details, however it is not necessarily the size but the right mix of forces as well as adjustments in other agencies to meet properly identified threats and potential plausible requirements. The military is only one part of the equation in the complexities of exercising national power to protect and advance our national interests and other than in time of threats to vital national interests should not normally be the lead agent. IMHO we did not use the right mix of what we had available when this adventure started, nor did we exercise the all the appropriate tools at our disposal primarily because of political agendas and ignorance. We have the right resources but we never seem to have the political or popular will to use them because as a nation we are basically dumber than farm dirt when it comes to looking outside of our own borders or into the minds of others who just don't seem to understand "our values or way of life".
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12-21-2006, 09:20
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Lets review:
Humans are more important than Hardware.
Quality is better than Quantity.
Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced.
Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur.
And it is never a bad time to remember these, perhaps before we undertake a military operation:
Understand the operational environment
Recognize political implications
Facilitate interagency activities
Engage the threat discriminately
Consider long-term effects
Ensure legitimacy and credibility of Special Operations
Anticipate and control psychological effects
Apply capabilities indirectly
Develop multiple options
Ensure long-term sustainment
Provide sufficient intelligence
Balance security and synchronization
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12-21-2006, 10:31
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Am working to get these [with a purple flavor] into JP-1 as the "Joint Operational Imperatives"
We'll see how far it flies...
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12-21-2006, 13:57
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Good plan. I think all services should read and heed them.
Lots easier to keep 12 divisions and 600,000 troops, than it is to get bigger and train-up while you are in the middle of fighting a war.
TR
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