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Colonel Kellebrew makes good, rational, suggestions based on an accute and accurate observation of the realities of warfare today.
Unfortunately his suggestions won't result in the development and introduction of "sexy" weapons systems, and, accordingly, are all too likely to be completely ignored because the schwerepunkt of the seniour "military managers" is "the budget pie" and not "the bad guys".
Taking troops equipped with items from the 1950s and training them to use that equipment effectively and in accordance with an effective doctrine which is being applied in order to support a set of relevant and appropriate tactical principles under a well developed plan instutited in accordance with a strategic vision that has clearly defined goals only does one thing - win. It doesn't increase the service's share of the budget pie (and, in fact, may decrease it) thus restricting promotion opportunites all round.
A "career" officer is NOT interested in restricting promotion opportunities. A "professional" officer doesn't care about anything other than actually doing a doable job with the maximum of efficiency and the minimum of lives lost.
An obsession with not taking casualties - to the point where the soldier is removed completely from the battlefield - is likely to result in a loss to "the other side" when "the other side" isn't so restricted and can afford to expend lives in order to buy political capital.
06-03-2008, 05:49 PM
Good advice
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