Pete Schoomaker News Today

Why is the Army chief of staff asking Congress for an extra $25 billion for next year? Because equipment wears out a lot faster in wartime - but Congress typically won't fund the replacement costs in time of peace.

We have continued to transform America's defense, and the resultingchanges involve a full range of military capabilities: hardware,doctrine, communications, organization, and training. We also, inthe context of the global war on terrorism, need to think about"what" might threaten us as opposed to just "who" might threatenus: a capabilities-based strategy as opposed to a threat-basedstrategy.