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A. G. de Agreda: Don't Ring the China Alarm Too Soon

Friday, August 20, 2010

A. G. de Agreda

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' "Statement on Department Efficiencies Initiative" may possess a more profound importance than many yet realize.

While commentators in the media have tended to focus on the suppression of the Joint Forces Command, the role of the Marines, and the reduction in the number of four-star generals; more noteworthy, in my view, is that Mr. Gates mentions three broad threats which will determine how the US Department of Defense's budget priorities will be structure...

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