Not sure who or where this guy is, but the "Army" War College is NOT as Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The "Air" War College is.
George A ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J. Chassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:36 AM Subject: Danger of US military overextension > According to > > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/12/1073877763863.html > > > A scathing report published by the Army War College criticises the > US's handling of the "war on terrorism", accusing it of taking a > detour into an unnecessary war in Iraq and pursuing an unrealistic > quest against terrorism that may lead to US wars with nations > posing no serious threat. > > The report, by Professor Jeffrey Record, of the war college at > Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, warns that as a result of those > mistakes, the US Army is "near breaking point". > > .... > > Professor Record's chief criticism is that the Administration is > biting off more than it can chew. > > He likened the US's ambitions in the war on terrorism to Hitler's > overreach in World War II. "A cardinal rule of strategy is to keep > your enemies to a manageable number," he said. "The Germans were > defeated in two world wars because their strategic ends outran > their available means." > > The essay concluded with several recommendations, including one > that the US scale back its ambitions in Iraq and be prepared to > settle for a "friendly autocracy" there rather than a genuine > democracy. > > This is a serious issue. I know both that the US Army does not want > the draft reinstalled, because the draft brings in people who are not > so good soldiers as they currently get, and that the Army is being > stressed by the size of the current deployments. > > It looks to me that some kind of mobilization is necessary, whether a > sharp increase in army pay to attract more people (requiring much more > government spending) or a draft, perhaps with the draftees put into a > somewhat different catgory (like `peace keeper') so as not to clash > with current Army people. > > -- > Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises > http://www.rattlesnake.com GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 > http://www.teak.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
