I was reading a piece about the lessons of the Battle of the Bulge which occurred 70 years ago when I came across this bit of wisdom that is worth repeating:
In today's era of military micromanagement, one wonders how quickly the U.S. military could rescue an American force from defeat. Or would it take months for the Pentagon to plan it, the White House to approve it, the State Department to convince the rest of the world that it was justified and Congressional Republicans or Democrats to denounce it?
Just as we have watched government get more and more complex while it also gets less and less effective, the national security of the USA has followed suit. It's time for leadership that jettisons many of the bureaucratic barriers to a normal life for most Americans as well as for protection of the country.
In today's era of military micromanagement, one wonders how quickly the U.S. military could rescue an American force from defeat. Or would it take months for the Pentagon to plan it, the White House to approve it, the State Department to convince the rest of the world that it was justified and Congressional Republicans or Democrats to denounce it?
Just as we have watched government get more and more complex while it also gets less and less effective, the national security of the USA has followed suit. It's time for leadership that jettisons many of the bureaucratic barriers to a normal life for most Americans as well as for protection of the country.
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