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2003-06-18 International

A new way of projecting American power - The number of troops based abroad will be reduced

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Posted by SamIII 2003-06-18 09:30 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sorry about the link. Here is the proper link.
http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/fr/fr030618_1_n.shtml

Posted by SamIII 2003-06-18 21:34:08|| 2003-06-18 21:34:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Mobility is the name, flexibility is the game.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-06-18 21:37:37|| 2003-06-18 21:37:37|| Front Page Top

#3 What kind of Empire is this?! Shouldn't the global hegemon be increasing the number of troops stationed in foreign lands? This must be some devious plot by Bush to extend world domination by....

Posted by Tokyo Taro 2003-06-18 21:44:30|| 2003-06-18 21:44:30|| Front Page Top

#4 This is an old story, just making another round. I worked on a project in 1989 whose goal was to develop a working plan to put a full division on the ground, anywhere in the world, with all its logistical train, in 72 hours. I'm sure that the plan has been refined substantially in the last 14 years.

There's a big difference between a plan and reality. The reality of accomplishing something like this requires a lot of hard work, phenominal amounts of coordination, and the right equipment in the right places. I hope the Pentagon is doing a better job of that now than they were in 1989. I think the slowness of our positioning troops for the war in Iraq had more to do with costs than the lack of planning or capability.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-06-18 23:57:28|| 2003-06-18 23:57:28|| Front Page Top

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