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To: LindyBill who wrote (123315)	7/4/2005 11:07:49 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793931

Pentagon Weighs Strategy Change to Deter Terror Should we await gloating from Tom Barnett?

To: LindyBill who wrote (123315)	7/5/2005 3:42:25 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793931

Pretty soon, Europe and other of the world's countries are going to have to shell out some money to start protecting themselves. 10 years ago, I heard a Military senior officer speak to the 2 Hotspot concept....He asked for a show of hands that thought 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or more areas of the world had US Military help or actions.... Most thought we were only in a "few" --under 10..... But it turns out that year, we had visibility in 72 . . !!! places in the world .... This chart shows just a few of the places where we are today.... militarytraveler.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (123315)	7/5/2005 4:01:19 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793931

Pentagon Weighs Strategy Change to Deter Terror The Clinton era military personnel cut of over 800,000 uniformed men and women eliminated our ability to fight two wars simultaneously. Adjusting Pentagon strategic planning guidance to each service, in the wake of these cuts, is overdue. Everything is on the table now including offensive and defensive operations, our conventional war strategy, and our nuclear strategy. Recruiting and retaining sufficient military personnel is near the top of the list and you can bet the draft will be included in the discussions. Currently, the operational tempo for SF A teams is 7 months in combat in Iraq or Afghan and seven months out. But out does not mean going home. Teams are deployed in over 30 other countries right now and more often than not some of the 7 months out is on one of these OPS. By Christmas, SF NCOs will have completed or be on at least their 4th combat tour since 9/11. Numerous other units like Army rangers, the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, USMC Force Recon and numerous other specialty units (like MPs) have operational schedules close to SF. Estimates I've been briefed on indicate there are still 150 million Muslim militants on earth. 15 million are considered radical Muslim militant extremists and 1.5 million are considered capable of a suicide attack against Jewish, American and/or Christian targets. The challenge is huge. Our military is quite small. Something has to be changed.