It is often stated that the U.S. government is always prepared to fight the last war. In fact, our preparedness is worse than that. We are not prepared to fight even the last war. The U.S. government is prepared to fight only a World War II-style conflict.
Colonel Gerald Schumacher, Army Special Forces (Retired), A Bloody Business: America’s War Zone Contractors and the Occupation of Iraq, pg.26
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