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Former NASA astronaut, test pilot, and retired USAF Colonel Terry Virts is itching for a U.S. Space Force:
During my 30 plus years in the Air Force I had the privilege of serving as a pilot for my entire active duty career, with 16 of those years in Air Force Space Command as an astronaut. And I can say unequivocally that the air and space domains are completely different and independent of each other.
[...] If space is a separate domain, worthy of its own uniformed service, what exactly should it comprise, and what would it look like? Today, not only does the Air Force have its own space component, but so does the Army and Navy as well as other government agencies. I propose combining all "title 10" (i.e. combat related forces, as opposed to "title 50" intelligence gathering forces) assets that leave the atmosphere, or return from space, in a newly formed "Space Force," reporting directly to the secretary of Defense.
[...] I believe making this change will actually save money, as duplication is eliminated. It will also improve the quality of support that the joint force commander has at his disposal, as the joint-force space component commander will be entirely focused on providing space domain support to the joint fight, and not on pleasing an Air Force (or Navy or Army) chain of command that may have conflicting priorities.
[...] The time for a new uniformed service, the Space Force, is now. America deserves the most modern, efficient, and innovative military possible, and this will be a critical element in keeping us many steps ahead of our enemies.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 10 2018, @01:57AM (2 children)
I had a smartass answer to that - but had to shitcan it. You're right, we actually did win GW1. For the most part, it had the desired results. I can't fault your logic, in honesty.
Unfortunately, a later president threw away that success by starting a second Gulf War which he had no idea how to win, or what the consequences might be. I think the net sum of our actions in the region is an abysmal loss. But we did have that one victory.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Thursday May 10 2018, @01:13PM (1 child)
All a matter of perspective. I was living in Houston (practically Crawford's backyard) when W did his "Mission Accomplished" photoshoot. From the perspective of 99% of the population on the planet, GWII was a clusterfuck of epic proportions... however, I found it impossible to miss the smell of big oil in W's neighborhood, and I suspect that some of the bigger players in that niche got pretty much what they wanted out of GWII. Bush Sr. was a scary spook, but I kinda learned to respect him after awhile. IMO his son was the biggest embarrassment of a president in history, unfortunately he only held that title for 16 years.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 10 2018, @01:56PM
Bush Junior, the product of spook sperm? Hmmmm . . .