MCCAFFREY: OBAMA NEEDS TO MODERNIZE AIR FORCE, NUKE DETERRENCE

/ November 14, 2008 at 5:00 AM
The most pressing contribution for the incoming Obama administration is not ending the Iraq war or planning a way ahead for combat in Afghanistan, but creating a military that is "appropriate" for the next two decades, a retired Army general said this week. The biggest challenge for the 44th president of the United States "in terms of national security will [be to create] a military power that is appropriate for the next 15- to 25-year time frame," according to retired...

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