The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters · 2000 · 28 citations · 12 references
HumanitiesStrategyArmed ConflictMilitary HistoryStrategic ChangeCivil-military RelationsCold WarMilitary InstitutionsMilitary StrategyCold War PoliticsDefense RestructuringMilitary ProfessionalismMilitary ProfessionalizationModernizationProtracted WarfareTransformation In Warfare
The Army that won the battles of the Gulf War in 1991 was one of the most professional ever fielded by America. As General Schwarzkopf commented, "We could have traded equipment with the Iraqis and still won." Now, almost one decade later, the situation has changed dramatically. During the past nine years, the US Army has undergone radical changes--major force and budget reductions, revised modernization programs, and successive base realignments and closures. All were intended by design to adapt the institution to the post-Cold War geopolitical situation.
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