Larry J
2009-04-11 13:57:00
“Planning for the last war” is what Gates is doing. We’re not using air superiority fighters for much in Iraq and Afghanistan, so to his thinking we’ll never need them.
Planning for the next war means looking at who you possible adversaries might be and selecting strategies and weapons systems that could defeat them. It means being prepared for all sorts of scenarios ranging from fighting terrorists and pirates to going head to head against a major power. Gates isn’t doing that. And if he’s wrong – as I firmly believe – a lot of good people will die as a result of his foolishness.
