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3. Whether or not the U.S. military has overcome the fundamental obstacle to achieving force readiness prior to the commencement of combat operations
The U.S. army no doubt is capable of producing the desired results in the proper time as and when it is demanded to operate anywhere in the world operation Just Cause which by today's standard is remote proved that the army was capable of speed and efficiency but showed that after the initial attack there was a lack of coordination in bringing civil unrest and chaos under control. The war in the Persian Gulf - which in fact has two series of operations, first the 'Eagle' and later the "Desert storm' involved sophisticated weapons and systems across continents proved some of the weakness of the army. The fiasco of operation Eagle ought to make us question the current setup of having so many packets and units of operation and there must be work done to integrate the army. The rescue operation attempted in operation Eagle throws light on some of the issues caused by the units of the army and the problem of their coordination. It is improbable that in the future the U.S. will have to enter massive ward with greater deployment of units. However though there is likelihood of a great war in terms of strong nations emerging to challenge the U.S., but in future after the end of the cold war, the transformation of the army should be in terms of conserving resources with better weapon with long-range capabilities being researched, or the alternate strategy advocated is to retain the status quo until a major conflict brews up and then gear the system to meet that challenge. However military advisers are of the opinion that it is time that the 'industrial age force' is transformed into the 'information age' force. (Worley, 2006)
The question is the army ready to face the new threats that will come, not in the form of marching brigades or tank units, but in the form of suicide bombers, snipers and terrorist groups who will target the army bases, civilian installations, both at home and U.S. interests every where in the world in future. There is no doubt that the U.S. army and the forces in general are prepared, and ready technically with the superior arms, training and strategy to meet any eventuality at home and abroad. The problem stems from the polarization of the army top brass, the President and Congress which impedes the efficiency of the programs for training and deployment. Similarly, the reorganization of the army was in terms of fighting at new theaters of war, with the enemy in clumps, the phenomenon of the suicide bombers and unconventional warfare groups like the Al-Qaeda. (Yates, n. d.)
While U.S. operations on the whole have been successful they are largely the result of overpowering technological and tactical superiority over the enemy. In Panama the enemy was restrained in conventional warfare with limited resources and the might of the U.S. presence already available in Panama helped the operation. In the case of the desert storm too the coalition and support of other countries, coupled with the limited and impoverished fire power of the enemy went a long way to make it a success....
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