rightwinger
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Despite having a military that was slow and heavy thanks to Reagan. Right?
You prove a little knowledge is a ridiculous thing.
Post Reagan and post Cold War we found that our military was too slow and heavy
It took too long to emplace our Division based units to remote locations. It was both a doctrinal and logistics issue. We could not get effective fighting forces in place rapidly to meet immediate threats.
Desert Storm was a good turning point. It took an exceptionally long time to deploy our heavy forces to Saudi Arabia but once we did we executed a swift "Hail Mary" attack emphasizing maneuver over controlling territory
After Desert Storm we changed our doctrine to lighter forces. Stryker Brigades rather than heavy tanks. Brigade centered combat teams over Divisions
Uh huh... right
The Reagan era started the change from the out of date military setup, maintenance, and practices that were a result of the negligence after Vietnam
You know nothing about what the military was like in those years.. and you can see, by the things that were brought out during desert shield and desert storm (things that did not just pop into existence after Reagan left office), the vast improvement over what we had not 10 years prior
You sir, are an idiot and you do not know what you are talking about
Don't look at me ...I only work in a sewer
In the 1980s, Regans approach was throw as much military stuff as you could against the wall and see what sticks. There wasn't a military expenditure Reagan didn't support
But his doctrine was flawed. Reagan and his generals still looked at Cold War solutions. Heavy forces, 600 ship Navy, nuclear strategic deterrence, Star Wars
Towards the end of his term, Reagan advocated complete nuclear disarmament which put us on the right path. But he was ill prepared for the emerging threats in the middle east and post cold war world