New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

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http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ndu/sf214.pdf

I submit the above in response to the comments concerning fighting the last war. Also, if so motivated, pick up 'War Made New' by Max Boot.

Interesting read...but IMHO they neglected to point out one of the most important mistakes of post "combat operations" in Iraq: the de-Baath'ification of the civilian infrastructure leadership. Same mistake we made in Germany...

While leaving former Baath Party members in place to run utilities, etc would not have stopped the insurgency, it likely would have decreased the support of the insurgency.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-Baathification

I'm completely in favor of pulling troops and supplies out of Europe and letting Russia have at it.

After serving 3 years on NATO staff, I'm completely in favor of pulling US military out of Western Europe and stationing them in Eastern Europe...