The U.S. military needs to reorganize itself and prepare for war that has no end in sight with militant groups, such as the Islamic State, and nations that use proxies to fight on their behalf, America's top general warned Wednesday.
In what is likely his last significant strategy direction before retiring this summer, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the Pentagon that "global disorder has trended upward while some of our comparative advantages have begun to erode," since 2011, the last update to the National Military Strategy.
"We are more likely to face prolonged campaigns than conflicts that are resolved quickly… that control of escalation is becoming more difficult and more important… and that as a hedge against unpredictability with reduced resources, we may have to adjust our
In what is likely his last significant strategy direction before retiring this summer, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the Pentagon that "global disorder has trended upward while some of our comparative advantages have begun to erode," since 2011, the last update to the National Military Strategy.
"We are more likely to face prolonged campaigns than conflicts that are resolved quickly… that control of escalation is becoming more difficult and more important… and that as a hedge against unpredictability with reduced resources, we may have to adjust our global posture,” Dempsey writes in the new military strategy.
Dempsey, the president’s senior military advisor, criticizes Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China for aggressive military actions and warns that the rapidly changing global security environment might force the military to reorganize as it prepares for a busy future....
The military will continue its pivot to the Pacific, Dempsey writes, but its presence in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa will evolve. The military must remain “globally engaged to shape the security environment,” he said.If this sounds like historical imperial overreach, it is.
Dempsey to Pentagon: Prepare For the Never-Ending War
Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
4 comments:
"...prepare for war that has no end in sight with militant groups, such as the Islamic State, and nations that use proxies to fight on their behalf..."
I'm thinking a JG would have a fair impact on withering their pool of recruits. Of course, you would have to keep a close eye on imports.
But we need the wahhabbists oil...
Amen Ralph...
I, we should have started an alternative fuels program at about 12:00 noon on Sept 11, 2001 we'd be long done by now.. we could now instead be using our surveillance satellites to create reality show content watching them cut off each others heads and throwing each other off roofs...
“… prepare for war that has no end in sight ...” [Gen. Martin Dempsey]
Because, that is his experience; what he sees through a glass darkly. But then, look back through the other side of this lens and what you see is a human being. A mother sees a human being and knows, even without sight of the treasure that is within, the child she holds is precious. She KNOWS the child is precious! She will do everything in her power to protect that child. Her whole focus is on that child. Beyond the colour of its skin, beyond the skin deep imposed layers of religion, caste and creed – there is a human being, wanting to evolve, wanting to experience Life. The mother is in touch with life – not death. Her whole focus is on life. That is what the General should be fighting for …..
If we cannot see a human being, we lose our humanity.
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