I get the feeling that chess pieces are being put in place.
Still need another 6 to 8 Active Army combat brigades and another 3 to 4 Active Marine combat brigades just to ease the rotation in Iraq. If we are seriously looking to build up for another front or to take on Iran ... we need about another 12 Active Army combat brigades and 6 to 8 Active Marine Brigades.
Not to mention staffing and fully provisioning the existing Reserve and NG Units as well.
It sure looks that way. It needs to be done < before > Bush leaves office because the next prez might be a RAT, and you know they will never do it.
Still need another 6 to 8 Active Army combat brigades and another 3 to 4 Active Marine combat brigades just to ease the rotation in Iraq. If we are seriously looking to build up for another front or to take on Iran ... we need about another 12 Active Army combat brigades and 6 to 8 Active Marine Brigades.
Not to mention staffing and fully provisioning the existing Reserve and NG Units as well.
Do we need them to fight a war without boots on the ground? I think we can deliver whatever we need from the air, but I'm no military man so I don't really know.