Military.com: Debate Over Army FCS Heats Up
One of the difficulties we have in this country with discussion of government policy is the labels we use in combination with the flawed methodology of syllogistic reasoning. In other words, my analysis of an issue causes me to have what you consider to be a "liberal" position on an issue. Therefore I must be a liberal. And if I am a liberal, then none of my positions on any other issues are to be trusted. Note how easily this can be turned around. In other words, my analysis of an issue causes me to have what you consider to be a "conservative" position on an issue. Therefore I must be a conservative. And if I am a conservative, then none of my positions on any other issues are to be trusted.
This is why my book is called Neither Liberal Nor Conservative Be and this Blog's title is The Center Strikes Back. I don't judge what I feel to be the best solution for an issue based on the traditional affiliations. I do favor solutions to some social issues tending to the liberal position, but that doesn't mean I'm a liberal. Similarly, I favor a strong national defense with positions that might be considered conservative, but that doesn't mean I'm a conservative.
This article is a case in point. This is a discussion of the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) and whether it is really the system the Army needs for combat in the future.
Having been a part of that world for the second half of my Army career, I see a lot of needed contrarian viewpoint here.
One of the latter day equivalents of Prohibition we need to resolve for ourselves are three questions regarding how we maintain a working capability with our military.
How do we draw from our society to staff our military to share the sacrifice equally?
How can we be sure we are equipping our military with what they need?
How can we be sure we are making the correct decision to commit our military to war?
This article focuses on the second question.
Here is a link to the article.
http://www.military.com/news/article/debate-over-armys-fcs-heats-up.html
This is why my book is called Neither Liberal Nor Conservative Be and this Blog's title is The Center Strikes Back. I don't judge what I feel to be the best solution for an issue based on the traditional affiliations. I do favor solutions to some social issues tending to the liberal position, but that doesn't mean I'm a liberal. Similarly, I favor a strong national defense with positions that might be considered conservative, but that doesn't mean I'm a conservative.
This article is a case in point. This is a discussion of the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) and whether it is really the system the Army needs for combat in the future.
Having been a part of that world for the second half of my Army career, I see a lot of needed contrarian viewpoint here.
One of the latter day equivalents of Prohibition we need to resolve for ourselves are three questions regarding how we maintain a working capability with our military.
How do we draw from our society to staff our military to share the sacrifice equally?
How can we be sure we are equipping our military with what they need?
How can we be sure we are making the correct decision to commit our military to war?
This article focuses on the second question.
Here is a link to the article.
http://www.military.com/news/article/debate-over-armys-fcs-heats-up.html
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