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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (17500)11/24/2003 3:36:31 AM
From: unclewest   of 793820
 
And what do we tell them we will do if we catch them selling nukes to Al Qaeda?

I believe we have already answered that question to them.

I don't believe that keeping the 2nd Infantry Division on point is going to deter anything anymore. This is a light Division with only 2 Brigades with a total of 4 Infantry and 2 armor Battalions. There is no way they stop a NK assault across the DMZ. And there is no way for us to reinforce them with ground troops...so what is the point of keeping them there?

The old plan of keeping ourselves positioned at danger points to deter aggression is no longer feasible. That plan called for rapid reinforcement at the point of attack. The Clinton cuts in our Armed Forces were just too deep. We no longer have the capabilities necessary to execute that strategy.

The original plan called for invading Iraq with 500,000 troops. We went with less than half...not because we wanted too...rather because we had too. And even with that it left us unable to respond effectively with ground forces elsewhere in the world.

The resolve and strength of our enemy coupled with our weaknesses are going to make this a very long war. That is already obvious to me.

McCain smells the problem and keeps yelling about it...but he has yet to propose increasing our Armed Forces end strength, nor has he suggested reinstating the draft. I believe both will be needed to eventually have a chance to win. McCain keeps demanding more and more...but he is doing nothing to provide the resources to accomplish what he wants. That is a rookie leadership error.
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