The Defence Challenges for the Next Commander-in-Chief
Jun 2008, Vol. 153, No. 3
By Peter W Singer
A spent and broken force after Vietnam, the US military has been built into the
most professional, best-trained and best-equipped military not just in the world, but in human history. For all the challenges the US faces now in Afghanistan and Iraq, its combat capabilities are unmatched. Indeed, it is telling that the very threats the US faces come not from peer competitors, but from foes that seek out weakness on other planes of battle.
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By Peter W Singer
A spent and broken force after Vietnam, the US military has been built into the
most professional, best-trained and best-equipped military not just in the world, but in human history. For all the challenges the US faces now in Afghanistan and Iraq, its combat capabilities are unmatched. Indeed, it is telling that the very threats the US faces come not from peer competitors, but from foes that seek out weakness on other planes of battle.
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