I've already acknowledged that my plan would require increased force levels, and that nobody is talking about it, so all of this discussion is really moot.
Nevertheless, I'll stick to my point that, in time of war, we should rely on the military, not civilians to man the front lines.
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“I've already addressed the manpower issue in a previous post, so I'll just note in passing that in time of national crisis we have to expect that we may need more personnel manning the front lines.”
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“Sure it's going to require increased force levels, but it doesn't require adding to the bureaucracy, and it doesn't rely on the industry, which has a mighty poor record and callous attitude, as their own studies show.”
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The art of war is an ancient one. History shows that entrusting critical flanks to troops of dubious quality has proven disasterous. sp
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