... techno-logical and operational advantages enjoyedby U.S. forces for a generation and uponwhich American strategy depends. Finally, and most dangerously, the social fabric ofthe military is frayed and ... places theseadvantages at risk. Today’s U.S.conventional forces are masters of a matureparadigm of warfare, marked by thedominance of armored vehicles, aircraftcarriers and, especially, manned ... States now alsoretains what amounts to a near-permanentland force presence in Kuwait. A substantialheavy task force with almost the strength of a brigade rotates four times a year onaverage...