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The Services Meet the Warlords

机译:服务遇见军阀

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Who should exert the greatest influence over the defense budget-the four services, which actually prepare American forces for battle, or the nation's 10 warlords, combatant commanders who lead them in operations? It's a big question in Washington, where the Pentagon has recently adopted new rules favoring the warlords. The result will go a long way toward determining how much the nation will devote to immediate needs in Iraq and Afghanistan and how much to the development of future combat capabilities. Six commanders deal with regions (Europe, Pacific, Africa, Mideast, Latin America, North America), and four with functions (transportation, global strike, joint-force preparation, special operations). They and their staffs are preoccupied with "warlord" issues-readiness, training, sustainment, and so forth, all of which are vital to today's fight. The four services also are obviously interested in all of these factors, but they have another preoccupation-preparing the forces to be strong tomorrow. Long-term investment of this type, of course, pays no dividends in the short term. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates calls it "next-war-itis."
机译:谁应该在国防预算中发挥最大的影响力?实际上是为美军做好准备的四项服务,还是领导他们作战的美国10名军阀,作战指挥官?五角大楼最近在华盛顿通过了有利于军阀的新规则,这在华盛顿是一个大问题。结果将有助于确定该国将为伊拉克和阿富汗的紧急需求投入多少资金,以及为未来作战能力的发展投入多少资金。六名指挥官负责处理地区(欧洲,太平洋,非洲,中东,拉丁美洲,北美),四名负责职能(运输,全球打击,联合部队准备,特种作战)。他们及其员工专心于“军阀”问题-准备,培训,维持等等,所有这些对于今天的战斗至关重要。显然,这四个部门也对所有这些因素都感兴趣,但是它们又有另一个重点,那就是为明天的强大力量做准备。当然,这种长期投资在短期内不会分红。国防部长罗伯特·盖茨称其为“下一场战争”。

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