Robert Gates said...

At a certain point, it will become impossible to keep extending the life of our arsenal, especially in light of our test...

we've lost our ability to prioritize, to make hard decisions, to do tough analysis, to make trades.

in some cases the gap between me and an action officer may be as high as 30 layers

Without proper and predictable funding, no amount of reform or clever reorganization will provide America with the milit...