The top generals and admiral in charge of the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, respectively, were posed two questions by a congressman last week: Could you carry out military requirements under the latest Defense Strategic Guidance, assuming the 10-year, across-the-board budget cuts stay in effect? And could you prevail in more than one regional conflict-think Iran and North Korea-at the same time? One by one, the four core members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said simply, "no."
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