Loren Thompson
Loren Thompson
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Much of the Marine Corps equipment was purchased with the prospect of a shore assault in mind.
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Now they've introduced a cluster that they themselves can't define. It seems as though the most important people in the system don't really grasp the details of what's being funded.
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You have to wonder where the Army thinks it's going after Iraq.
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What happened here is that the technology enthusiasts got far beyond what the laws of physics would allow.
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There has been a lot of talk about the appropriate head count for the National Guard. But the actual number of National Guard soldiers is far less important than how well-equipped each of those soldiers is.
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The government should never have tried to develop one system to meet the very different needs of the Army and Navy.
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We ought to get off this notion that we're going to be deploying it, because we're not.
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It's not hard to see where this story ends -- he won't be effective in office. He's losing his ability to execute his agenda.
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The big question going forward is how intensive the military commitment to Iraq remains. If it stays at current levels, then the Army is facing a recruiting challenge every month for years to come.
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It's hard to overstate how important this technology is to future U.S. military plans.
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It's just to guarantee that we're not left blind against an enemy missile launch.
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It's time for the administration to do a fundamental reassessment of what it is that we are willing to do in order to stabilize Iraq. The United States needs to draw a line in terms of how deep it is willing to be drawn into Iraqi domestic politics.
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It is so uncommon for senior military officers in the United States to criticize civilian leaders that it has to make an impression on the White House and Congress.
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There is a point beyond which it isn't practical to expect so many different things from the same group of people.