The Pentagon today pulled the plug on the Army's $11 billion Crusader field artillery system, saying it was a holdover from another era. "After a good deal of consideration, I've decided to terminate the Crusader program," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today during a Pentagon press conference. "This decision is not about any one weapon system, but really about a strategy of warfare, a strategy that drives the choices that we must make about how best to prepare our total...
