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March 31, 2003
The Test for Rumsfeld
MilitaryAnalysis KUWAIT, March 31 — From the day that he took office as defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld has sought to change the nature of American defense. The military Mr. Rumsfeld wants to build is more mobile, can deliver precision weapons at vast distances and takes full advantage of sophisticated reconnaissance systems. A final assessment of the strategy will have to await the battle for Baghdad. Mr. Rumsfeld also has defenders who say he is determined to stimulate change and challenge long-entrenched patterns of military thinking, even at the risk of offending retired and active duty generals. What nobody disputes, however, is that the American force that is fighting in Iraq is fundamentally different from the one used during the 1991 Persian Gulf war. Posted By Sean at March 31, 2003 10:53 PM | TrackBackComments
I think both theories apply in modern warfare...the Rumsfeld approach got us there but it will be old fashioned "Boots on the the Ground" that will take the city and keep order there after the fact. I also think we bought into some bad Intel regarding how the Iraqi people would react much like Bissel and Dulles told Kennedy the Cubans would rise up and overthrow Castro at the Bay of Pigs! Posted by: JackRyan at March 31, 2003 11:21 PMPost a comment
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