When you know that OUR nation has to be in secure and protecting from the global terrors there are no time to think as The Republicans or The Democrats. You should support the secure land and secure the world. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SITUATION, YOU NEED TO SECURE THE STRONG BUDGET FOR PROTECTING THE NATION AND THE WORLD PEACE. THAT IS THE STRONG COUNTRY TO STAND... AROUND THE WORLD.The enemy is smart, capable, and unpredictable. We should be always ready with no time................. .

The U.S.A. military global posture, developed to defend against Cold War adversaries, is not optimized to meet today's threats to our national security.

Following World War II and the Korean War, our global posture focused on threats to specific regions and tailored our military presence to those regions. Our Cold War posture was established with the certainty that we knew our adversaries and where potential battles would be fought. But with the demise of the Soviet Union , once-familiar threats gave way to less predictable dangers. The lessons of the last 15 years teach us that we often send our forces to unpredictable places. The Cold War strategy of placing heavy forces in specific locations to defend against a known adversary needs to be changed to more effectively deal with today's threats.

It is no longer relevant to measure America's war-fighting capability by the number of troops and equipment in a particular country or region.

During the 1990s, our military began a transformation from the industrial age to the information age. In this age, reach, stealth, precision, knowledge, and combat power, and not just the size of forces, allow us to dominate the battlespace. We learned that small, highly trained and networked units, platforms, and even individual warriors can have an effect on the battlefield that was previously reserved for much larger formations. Today, one high-tech ship or tank or aircraft can deliver the same combat power that once required ten ships or tanks or aircraft.

The 9/11 attacks magnified the new era of uncertainty that the Administration had previously recognized and had begun to prepare for in the 2001 defense strategy.

Operations in Afghanistan -- and the global war on terror more broadly -- brought to the forefront the need to conduct a strategy-based review of our global defense posture. That review, conducted in close consultation with Congress and our allies , has served as the cornerstone of the President's defense.

Outline of Changes.

Europe: Our efforts will support NATO's own transformation. We aim to eliminate Cold War infrastructures that are no longer relevant to today's security needs, replacing them with more flexible, deployable forces and headquarters. Our future posture will contain forward forces that are rapidly deployable for early entry into conflict both in Europe and beyond.

• Heavy forces designed for a land war in Europe will return to the U.S.A.; They will be replaced by advanced, deployable capabilities and airborne units, supported by advanced training facilities and high-capacity mobility infrastructure.
  
  
• Ground, air, and naval headquarters will be streamlined and consolidated.
  
  
• Special forces, both forward-stationed and rotational, will increase in importance; They will be positioned for ease of movement both within and outside of Europe .
  
  

The Middle East Region: Cooperation and access provided by coalition partners during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom provide us with a solid basis for other forms of future cooperation.

• We will maintain, and in some cases upgrade, sites for rotational forces and contingency purposes, supported by forward headquarters and advanced training facilities.
  
  
• Rotational air, ground, and sea forces will provide presence, and assurance to our allies and partners, without permanence.
  
  
• While we desire close relationships with Afghanistan and Iraq that will allow us to continue to play a positive role in their rebuilding efforts and in long-term regional security, any decision on long-term U.S.A. presence in these countries is a sovereign choice for their people and governments.

Asia: We will improve our ability to deter, dissuade, and defeat challenges in Asia through strengthened long-range strike capabilities, streamlined and consolidated headquarters, and a network of access arrangements.

• The forward stationing of additional expeditionary maritime capabilities in the Pacific will enable prompt and effective military action both regionally and globally.
  
  
• Advanced strike assets will be stationed in the Western Pacific.
  
  
• In Northeast Asia we are working with our strongest allies to restructure our military presence and command structures while simultaneously improving capabilities in the region.
  
  
• In Central and Southeast Asia we are working to establish a network of sites to provide training opportunities and contingency access both for conventional and special forces. .

Africa and Latin America: We will expand our cooperative security relationships in Latin America and Africa to help partners meet the challenges They face.

• We will enhance regional training, assist partners in building capacity for counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics, and maintain contingency access for remote areas.
  
  
• We have no plans for Main Operating Bases in these regions.

It is our hope and prayer that the world peace and secure world. Especially for the Global War on Terror, the enemy is smart, capable, and unpredictable( when, where, with whom, with what........ ) We should be always ready with no time.................

When you know that OUR nation has to be in secure and protecting from the global terrors there are no time to think as The Republicans or The Democrats. You should support for the secure land and secure world. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SITUATION, YOU NEED TO SECURE THE STRONG BUDGET FOR PROTECTING THE NATION AND THE WORLD PEACE. THAT IS THE STRONG COUNTRY TO STAND... AROUND THE WORLD.

Reported by Sandra Englund, April 20th, 2007

References:

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Making America More Secure by Transforming Our Military

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