The Times may be correct here, but chooses not to get into the reasons for this stress on the ground forces. I think the Pentagon is revamping the military as quickly as they can. But let's remember that when the Cold War ended, the politicians, particularly Democrats during the Clinton years, wanted an immediate 'peace dividend' thus the decision to reduce the number of people in uniform during the '90s.
Fortunately, we continued to invest in developing leading edge technology and should continue it to give our men and women the tools and edge they need for any mission.
The Times assumes we should be the policemen for the world. Do Americans agree with that, I wonder? I say let the EU share a larger role in this burden, but our dilemma is whether to broadly share our technology. I think the EU would do well to shoulder its military responsibility.
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