An Army near the Breaking Point: studies
We spend more on defense (broadly defined) than the rest of the world combined. Nobody has military technology as advanced and powerful as ours. American military journals assure us that our doctrines range from adequate to awesome. None of this matters if we cannot attract and retain quality people in sufficient quantities.
Designed to wage 2.5 wars, after five years of fighting two “small wars†already our Army shows signs of breaking under the strain. That is unfortunate, as these wars are like those we will likely fight in the future. Worse, experts tell us that such struggles often take a decade or more to win (in the few cases in which foreign forces have been able to claim victory). What will our Army look like after another five years if we cannot substantially reduce our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan?
What does it mean to say that an army is “breaking� Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings writes:
https://fabiusmaximus.com/defence-appartatus/army-breaking/
