"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
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Recently you stated that in your opinion the military
could fight on three fronts and not lose any capability.
I thought you might be interested in what the Pentagon
had to say about it...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009829/

The name of the game in the military is called "appropriations". Their
stated capabilities are therefore politically and economically significant.
What they'd do if they *had to* might be something else.