Big cuts coming to US military

Skybird · 02-26-14, 04:49 PM

An analysis in German language, which probably generally sees it correctly.

http://www.focus.de/politik/gastkolu...d_3644351.html

The author points out that we currently have seen the end of an era where military occupation of foreign countries pays off, and therefore the kind and way of modern warfare once again dramatically changes, and shifts its focus. This change , which also is due to changes in political paradigms on how to meet international opponents, allows the reduction of ground forces, and it is logical that parallel to the defence cuts some key branches of military competence, cyberwarfare for example, indeed will get boosted, not cut.

The author closes with expressing the hope that the Europeans can read the sign of times. It seems to me that they - and especially Germany - still have not realised that the conception of "nation building" and international "humanitarian interventions", has been buried in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even the Arab revolutions need to be learned some lessons from.

Ironically, I think, it is a bit like with political correctness wanting to educate the public to become better people of this or that manner - by forcing them via new laws. Laws do not educate a people to change themselves and their traditions, but it is the other way around: long-collected experiences and traditions, over millenia, influence in the formulation of moral codices and laws. Guess which of the two has the deeper, longer roots.

02-26-14, 04:49 PM	#22
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,819 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	An analysis in German language, which probably generally sees it correctly. http://www.focus.de/politik/gastkolu...d_3644351.html The author points out that we currently have seen the end of an era where military occupation of foreign countries pays off, and therefore the kind and way of modern warfare once again dramatically changes, and shifts its focus. This change , which also is due to changes in political paradigms on how to meet international opponents, allows the reduction of ground forces, and it is logical that parallel to the defence cuts some key branches of military competence, cyberwarfare for example, indeed will get boosted, not cut. The author closes with expressing the hope that the Europeans can read the sign of times. It seems to me that they - and especially Germany - still have not realised that the conception of "nation building" and international "humanitarian interventions", has been buried in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even the Arab revolutions need to be learned some lessons from. Ironically, I think, it is a bit like with political correctness wanting to educate the public to become better people of this or that manner - by forcing them via new laws. Laws do not educate a people to change themselves and their traditions, but it is the other way around: long-collected experiences and traditions, over millenia, influence in the formulation of moral codices and laws. Guess which of the two has the deeper, longer roots. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.