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Pentagon Fears It’s Not Ready for a War With Putin
Friday, August 14, 2015 8:33
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A series of classified exercises over the summer has raised concerns inside the Defense Department that its forces are not prepared for a sustained military campaign against Russia, two defense officials told The Daily Beast.
Among the challenges the exercises revealed were that the number of precision-guided munitions available across the force were short of the war plans and it would be difficult to sustain a large troop presence.
“Could we probably beat the Russians today [in a sustained battle]? Sure, but it would take everything we had,” one defense official said. “What we are saying is that we are not as ready as we want to be.” …. http://www.thedailybeast.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/08/pentagon-fears-its-not-ready-for-war.html
