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**Pete** · 03-15-2009, 12:45

Hind sight is 20/20.

The new Army is designed from the last war. The next war is never the same.

Some dude hated by some said "You go to war with the Army you have, ......"

The "Old" Army was designed for the European Slugfest with the Warsaw Pact. With the fall of the USSR the US Military thought we could down size to a mid-range Army able to fight two small, fairly regional wars at once. So it downsized.

During the start of the downsizing the first Gulf War came along.

Somalia, the Balkins, meals on wheels and similar stuff was kinda' the mind set after GW I.

The pesky problem was they never really nailed down the size of what a small fairly regional war was.

And the next plan will probably be way short of 20/20.

But it is still better to have a plan you can change than no plan at all.

03-15-2009, 12:45	#2
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Hind sight is 20/20 Hind sight is 20/20. The new Army is designed from the last war. The next war is never the same. Some dude hated by some said "You go to war with the Army you have, ......" The "Old" Army was designed for the European Slugfest with the Warsaw Pact. With the fall of the USSR the US Military thought we could down size to a mid-range Army able to fight two small, fairly regional wars at once. So it downsized. During the start of the downsizing the first Gulf War came along. Somalia, the Balkins, meals on wheels and similar stuff was kinda' the mind set after GW I. The pesky problem was they never really nailed down the size of what a small fairly regional war was. And the next plan will probably be way short of 20/20. But it is still better to have a plan you can change than no plan at all.
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