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No Time for Defense Downsizing |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: F. Andy Messing, Jr. |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 3/1/1994 |
| Size: 1,712 Words, 11,163 Characters |
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0n October 21, 1993, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-California), and this author debated whether our military should be downsized, given the worldwide threat against America. The chairman's position was that in view of the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the threat had been altered and reduced, and, therefore, we should cut our force--a position supported by many defense experts, the General Purpose Force (GPF)/conventional force--oriented Pentagon, and esteemed academics. vbcrlfThe counterargument was that, while there had indeed been an alteration, a quantum expansion of conflict had also taken place to the extent that we should reorient our military, not contract it. Before the bipolar world of the 1945-1989 era collapsed, the average nu...
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...ct translates into the flag-draped coffins of our young soldiers, sailors, and airmen, squandered in an attrition strategy that past great civilizations have followed to their demise. Invigorating our security approaches now, even contemplating the defense of the outer space surrounding us, will mean our generation will have met its responsibilities for securing our grandchildren's future. vbcrlf
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