A Proactive Defense

摘要

Commander Charles Turner,U.S. Navy (Retired)-As America winds down its involvement in two long wars in the Middle East and revisits its strategy for engaging future dangers, I applaud Colonel Nemeth's assertion and excellent solutions for the Marine Corps to "counter these threats with capable amphibious and expeditionary forces." His proposals mean that we need to put deliberate thought into increasing the current footprint of forward-deployed forces to develop the "sustained partnerships" and "strengthened relationships" he so eloquently elucidated. Our long-term focus should be one where we are building and maintaining friendships and alliances while providing a credible-and very visible-deterrence against potential adversaries.