We must get restructuring our military right

Published February 2, 2012 5:00am ET



Congress and the Pentagon face the enormous challenge of restructuring our military with a reduced budget. It’s the right thing to do at the right time. Today’s active duty force, a legacy of the Cold War, is simply too large for the nation’s needs, wasting precious dollars. In restructuring, however, we cannot afford to apply the same business model used over the past 60 years and expect different results. Getting it right will require a new approach.

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