Pentagon’s New View Of Warfare

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah St. Thomas observes passing Afghan citizens while halted during a security patrol in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 6, 2012. Thomas is the senior line corpsman for Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Marines from his unit and Afghan soldiers partnered to conduct census operations, and search houses for illegal drugs and evidence of insurgent activity. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

The Pentagon’s New View Of Warfare -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

The United States’ view of warfare has been changing.

To deter potential conflicts, the nation will have forward-based sea, air and ground forces in strategic areas around the globe. It will also retain its nuclear triad of land- and submarine-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and strategic bombers.

But no more big land wars (World War II, Korea, even Vietnam); no major “short-term” invasions (Kuwait, Iraq); or large, long-term stability operations (Iraq, Afghanistan). Certainly, no more nuclear warfare (Japan).

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My Comment: No more major wars .... hmmmm .... human history says otherwise.

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