Strategy In A Time Of Austerity -- Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs
Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Assuring Access.
Over the next decade, the U.S. military will need to undertake the most dramatic shift in its strategy since the introduction of nuclear weapons more than 60 years ago. Just as defense budgets are declining, the price of projecting and sustaining military power is increasing and the range of interests requiring protection is expanding. This means that tough strategic choices will finally have to be made, not just talked about. As the British physicist Ernest Rutherford once declared to his colleagues, "We haven't got the money, so we've got to think."
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My Comment: I concur with this analysis. This is why U.S. and British island bases around the world (Guam, Diego Garcia, Ascension Island, etc.) are becoming even more crucial for future force projection, and why China is now looking for the exact thing.