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somebigguy
06-01-2005, 09:56 PM
Rebuilding Americas Defenses: http://www.newamericancentury.org/R...casDefenses.pdf

Released SEPTEMBER 2000.

Noteable quotes:

Does the United States have the resolve to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests?

a military that is strong and ready to meet both present and future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully promotes American principles abroad;

the Project has been concerned with the decline in the strength of America’s defenses

At present the United States faces no global rival. America’s grand strategy should aim to preserve and extend this advantageous position as far into the future as possible.

A transformation strategy that solely pursued capabilities for projecting force from the United States, for example, and sacrificed forward basing and presence, would be at odds with larger American policy goals and would trouble American allies.

And Finally...

Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor.

...Motive for 9/11.