If the Quadrennial Defense Review curtails the military's amphibious capability it will not be based on an assumption that future wars will be far inland, away from shores, according to a senior military official. At a briefing for reporters yesterday, the official was asked whether any cuts that might emerge from the QDR's amphibious study would be based on such an assumption. "No, there are other ways to put people on shore other than going through the surf, right?" the...
