I am very happy that General Batiste co-wrote that article . He is the one that was labeled the "outspoken general" . I fully agree that the US did not properly mobilize for the conflict we find ourselves in against Jihadistan . We were as is our wont late to the game and should've realized the nature of the enemy 2 decades before 9-11.
After the cold war ended we cashed in on the "peace dividend" and severely reduced our volunteer military strength. Had we rearmed to a fraction of the cold war levels we would not be talking about the military being " stretched thin and ..hard-pressed to maintain its current cycle of deployments".
A good book to read about this subject was editied by Frank Gaffney Jr. entitled 'War Footing: 10 Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World ' .
He has continued his advocacy by heading up 'THE SET AMERICA FREE COALITION '
http://www.setamericafree.org/ which advocates breaking our dependency on energy provided by the very enemy we fight.
Back to Afghanistan :My biggest concern there is that lose the urgency to keep up the fight there . This news about the Musa Qala route should have been a lead story . Maps of the area show nothing but mountainous terrain for the Taliban remnants to retreat to . Not exactly the most habitable environment for winter .
More important ;Gordon Brown visited this week and pledged aid to the town and region so that the gains can be held. If NATO steps it up then perhaps they can duplicate the successes of 'the surge'.
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