If the mission was "an opportunity for the Army to showcase its skills in coordination and problem solving, I'd agree. But again the article said:
The mission was an opportunity for the Army to showcase its skills in environmental protection.
Again, I question the need for an army's "skills in environmental protection." In fact, an army's duties, quite often run counter to "environmental protection." I fear the day when some future tank commander in a hostile conflict directs his vehicles to avoid protected vernal pools that may lie in the most direct path to an enemy.
Again, I question the need for an army’s “skills in environmental protection.” In fact, an army’s duties, quite often run counter to “environmental protection.” I fear the day when some future tank commander in a hostile conflict directs his vehicles to avoid protected vernal pools that may lie in the most direct path to an enemy.
Never heard of the Army Corps Of Engineers, huh? If you’re building on a site and have to impact federal wetlands, who do you think handles the review process?