US to withdraw selected troop divisions from overseas

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Posted by smokeape on Aug-20-2004 02:23:

Worst problem with withdrawing troops from overseas will be basing and housing in the states. Do not believe we can handle it right now, so we have to figure this out as the larger issue.

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Posted by Yoepus on Aug-20-2004 02:36:

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Originally posted by Q5echo
your right on the diminished threat but our new posture will reflect not only the changing threat, but the way we have changed to defend against a threat. we have become faster, and much more effective projecting the power as oppsed to 20 or more years ago where we embedded power. all branches of the military have embraced flexibility over sheer numbers. this mindset is evidenced in the current restructuring IMO.

I agree that US forces can be rapidly deployed. But they still can't be that rapidly deployed. They aren't that quick, that fast, yet.

Iraq took a year to prepare for.
Shipments, logisitcs, training, armanents, it still takes months.

Until you can deploy a force of 50,000+ with in a day or two to whatever part of the globe you want, you'll still need these basis. I believe that type of felxibility is still 50-100 years, if not more, away from us.

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