Arming the U.S. Military for the Future
Arming the U.S. Military for the Future
by Daniel R. DePetris
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There is a huge debate brewing in Washington today about the current health and state of the U.S. Military. And with good reason; virtually every branch of the military has been stretched to the brink over the past decade. 100,000 American soldiers are expected to be in Afghanistan by the end of this summer; 50,000 American troops will remain in Iraq for at least another year; and nearly 30,000 are deployed in South Korea as a deterrent against North Korean aggression. All of this is not to be outdone by the tens of thousands more who are stationed in bases all across the European continent.
Unfortunately, these numbers only scratch the surface. Troop strength and deployment schedules fail to take on the more controversial issues of the force, like the billions upon billions of dollars that are being poured into the military from American taxpayers, and the billions it costs just to maintain America’s current equipment.
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Daniel R. DePetris is a graduate candidate in the political science department at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He is also a contributor and student analyst at the Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT). The views expressed above are entirely his own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Syracuse University or the INSCT.
