The Defense Department is preparing to advance a new war planning strategy that retains the requirement to fight two major conflicts but includes refinements designed to prepare the military to deal with homeland defense and the global war on terrorism, according to Pentagon officials. The 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review, which is nearly complete, is expected to include a modest adjustment to the force planning construct established in the 2001 QDR -- including fewer changes than some senior Pentagon officials had...
