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Dedication and AcknowledgementsGenuine reform often requires swimming against strong currents of conventionalwisdom and a refusal to pander to politically driven notions of what is and is notacceptable to think and do at the time. Governments often refuse to acknowledgeand act on serious problems that undermine a nation’s security – subsequently to benoted by even the most routine of historians to have been blind and foolish. The realtest of statesmanship – no matter how unpopular the recognition of needed actionmay be among the blinkered paragons of contemporary conventional wisdom – is tonote and act on the problems before they overwhelm the state.For the wisdom and the moral courage to see and then act, the authors of thisvolume wish to recognize the memory of Col. John R. Boyd (U.S. Air Force). For thestrength of character and extraordinary generosity of spirit that made this volumepossible, the authors wish to thank and recognize Philip A. Straus, Jr., the founder ofthe Straus Military Reform Project of the Center for Defense Information, along withthe additional support of the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust and its founder andguiding light, the late Stewart R. Mott, and the many private individuals who alsocontributed to the support of this work.The authors also wish to thank the staff of the World Security Institute and theCenter for Defense Information for their spirited support, diligent work and skillfulprofessionalism in the completion of this book. Especially to be noted are BruceBlair, Theresa Hitchens, Drew Portocarrero, Suzanne Ostrofsky, Ron Hinrichs, DenizOzdemir, Laura McHugh, Valerie Reed and Ana Marte.
table of contentsPrefaceExecutive SummaryCHAPTER 1Introduction and Historic Overview:The Overburden of America’s Outdated DefensesLt. Col. John Sayen (U.S. Marine Corps, ret.)CHAPTER 2Shattering Illusions: A National Security Strategy for 2009-2017Col. Chet Richards (U.S. Air Force, ret.)CHAPTER 3Leading the Human Dimension Out of a Legacy of FailureCol. G.I. Wilson (U.S. Marine Corps, ret.)and Maj. Donald Vandergriff (U.S. Army, ret.)CHAPTER 4Maneuver Forces: The Army and Marine Corps after IraqCol. Douglas Macgregor (U.S. Army, ret.)and Col. G.I. Wilson (U.S. Marine Corps, ret.)CHAPTER 5A Traveler’s Perspective on Third and Fourth Generation WarMr. William S. LindCHAPTER 6The NavyMr. William S. LindCHAPTER 7Reversing the Decay of American Air PowerCol. Robert Dilger (U.S. Air Force, ret.)and Mr. Pierre M. Spreyixxiii126538097118129
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