tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20236701.post113942899031343376..comments2024-01-02T19:45:37.874-05:00Comments on National Security Policy: QDR 2005-6Robert Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233771830519084383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20236701.post-1139475463983170412006-02-09T03:57:00.000-05:002006-02-09T03:57:00.000-05:00I'm not convinced that this QDR really does enough...I'm not convinced that this QDR really does enough to fight terrorism. It says it does, but just looking at future procurement tells the reader another story:<BR/><BR/>F-22: we already have 100 stealth fighters-but we want more.<BR/><BR/>Virginia-class sub: we already have 60 nuclear subs-do we really need to try and build new ones a year when the USSR no longer exists?<BR/><BR/>DD(X)-we already have 12 carriers, which is two times more than any other country.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't have a problem buying these systems if we facing a traditional threat, but alas, we're not. Why spend so much money when the QDR even admits that asymmetric warfare is the threat we're going to continue to face? And I'm not just talking about terrorists. Even any state actor we would fight today would have to fight us asymmetrically because if they came at us direct, they'd be finished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com