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Basing and global posture, Grand strategy

July 31, 2024

Army doesn’t have enough soldiers for potential wars with China and Russia, review committee says

“We should reevaluate the goals,” said Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow and director of military analysis for Defense Priorities, a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy think tank. “There are certain types of units being deployed way too often. One possibility is that the Army is too small; the other is that the United States is trying to do too many things at once and need[s] to prioritize and downsize, and think about what activities are most vital to U.S. interests.”

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