This is where Rumsfeld is horribly wrong .... Goggle "Bradley Stingray" and see an incredible weapon system that threatens all of the Rumsfeld Doctrine.
Rumsfeld is doing exactly what the President wants...
I agree that Rumsfeld is playing his cards well, but he has a losing hand and the deck is stacked against him.
Many of the porcelain brass is simply to close to the forest [and purse strings] to be making overall judgments [especially those from the Army].
From my view point the AF and Navy are far more guilty of this then the Army ... and Rumsfeld chose to publicly insult the Army ... that was really sad especially since the Army was and is right.
Oi...well, I tell ya what. When some other Nation with the financial bankroll, logistical capabilities and technology we have decides to field a force organized comparable [and as lethal] as those of Bradley Stingray, gimme a call.
There are a million-&-1 theories out there that shine bright in the hands of the "What about this phantom" crew. Nevertheless, the path the President has set and the SecDef is moving the DoD down is the correct one.
Lighter, Faster more lethal capabilities that cross conventional boundaries and are laid out in compartments or cells of personnel. Interchangeable within their traditional units as well as capable of cross pollinating with other centers of gravity.
Brutally lethal and extremely adaptable. Like a hunta virus capable of entering it's host [AOR] and quickly breaking it down and destroying it.
It is what it is and it is only gonna get worse [for any potential enemy] as time & technology advance.
"I agree that Rumsfeld is playing his cards well, but he has a losing hand and the deck is stacked against him."
Maybe if you're a liberal, a 90s holdover or some Army flunky pushed out in the wake of the 2000 election. But the competent scoff at such a nonsensical statement.
"From my view point the AF and Navy are far more guilty of this then the Army ... and Rumsfeld chose to publicly insult the Army ... that was really sad especially since the Army was and is right."
The Army set itself up. I know it can get lost in all of the vanity of the 90s but we still reap what we sow. That works for individuals as well as corporations.
The Army surrendered to the Clinton administration and became partners with them in their endeavor to use the military as an incubator for their EUtopian social engineering.
They more than anyone else were bound to get rebuked once sanity returned to the executive branch. They grew fat & lazy as well as insubordinate during the 90s. Someone was gonna confront them...that job falls to the SecDef....that Man is Rumsfeld. Dont get it twisted and confuse the office with the Man.
This reservist three star will be disappeared in due time. Just as many of the other Clinton holdovers have been over the past four years.
Neither the Navy or Air Force have been anywhere near as insubordinate as the Army has. The Army is getting it's just desserts...and in typical prideful fashion...whining about it all the way. They lost Crusader and they lost the Comanche...WHA!
I support The President and his SecDef Rumsfeld 110%.