National Defense: Most Dangerous vs. Best Guess
Abstract
Over 200 years ago, a group of men gathered to create an enduring document that would usher a new era into the world: The Constitution of the United States of America. The document created a free and democratic country that stands as an example for freedom, equality, and democracy. Being a world leader has invited a full spectrum of threats against the United States in its promotion of these ideals. Unfortunately, in its zeal to defend the United States against its current enemies, the military has turned its attention away from conventional warfighting. Now, the United States military has become unwisely fixated on low-intensity conflict, almost ignoring the threat posed by the high-intensity conflicts of conventional warfare. Because focusing training on low-intensity conflict limits the U.S. military's ability to hone conventional warfighting skills, ignores the most dangerous threat to the country, and delays procurement for future threats, the U.S. military's priority should be training and equipping a force for high-intensity conflict. The United States must focus first on the most dangerous threat to the nation, a conventional threat. Focusing on a conventional threat means training and procurement should be focused around conventional tasks and equipment, while irregular capabilities are developed as a secondary issue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 19, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA507828
Entities
People
- Gregory E. Bew
Organizations
- Marine Corps University