The American majority that shuns the Administration proposal to increase the number of US military forces in Iraq still holds the same negative view even after the President’s speech last week, according to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll. The Jan. 12-14 survey showed that 59 percent of respondents oppose a surge in forces. Asked about the issue a week earlier, 61 percent were opposed to such a move.
This year’s Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting buzzed with talk of countering the rapidly evolving drone threat facing the entire U.S. military, including the Air Force. Leaders and defense industry officials discussed the need for new approaches to procurement and employment of a new class of these…
