Transforming an Army:The Trap of Culture, Politics, Technology,and the Economy

Abstract

The Armed Forces of the United States are always, always, in a state of transformation.  And, since World War II the U.S. Army has been too small to do all that was needed, all that was  asked of it.Since World War II the U.S. Army has been on the defensive, fighting a losing battle  against the proponents of airpower.Our Armed Forces are the most expensive on Earth. They have world-wide responsibilities, yet in 2007, the United States could not put 500,000 soldiers in Iraq to  win the war and secure the peace. A few well trained divisions could have secured Iraq in 2003,  could have stopped the destruction, and could have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars.  And, today American political leaders cannot call upon the American people to serve. This is a form of militarism.