Defending America in the twenty-first century

Despite a vast budget that dwarfs the military spending power of both frien ds and foes, the U.S. military today remains stuck in the past, American st rategy still relies on a Cold War-era view of the world, and U.S. technolog y is ill-suited to current missions. Meanwhile, demoralization is creeping through the ranks. The next president must seize the opportunity to remake the military by forcing it to focus on the missions of the future rather th an those of the past. The alternative-more of the same-is too dangerous to consider.