if the preparedness of our forces has come at the expense of strategic depth for some potential future missions, how does this affect our National Military Strategy (NMS) and our ability to respond to various operation plans and unforeseen domestic disasters?
Bayh questions the impact of force preparedness on military strategy and response capabilities.
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I commend you for placing an emphasis on improving readiness and vital depot maintenance requirements across the Active Duty, Air Force Reserve (AFR), and ANG forces.
I'm pretty alarmed about the prospect of these things getting in the Great Lakes. That would be a very bad thing.
Ultimately, this is not up to us. Ultimately, it's up to the Afghans, primarily, and then some of the neighbors, principally the Paks, to do their job.
There's much too much partisanship and not enough progress; too much narrow ideology and not enough practical problem-solving. Even at a time of enormous national challenge, the people's business is not getting done.
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