GI Wilson

About the newest experts’ review of our defense strategy

Summary:  More paper bullets of the mind fired at our Department of Defense.  They’ll bounce off the walls, like the others before them.  Until we have a rational grand strategy, our national wealth will flow down the drain at DoD — buying us neither security nor peace of mind.  Here G. I. Wilson comments on …

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About the problems at Arlington Cemetery

Summary:  A brief analysis by GI Wilson on the problems at Arlington Cemetery, and their broader significance. Business as usual in DC!  Troops got treated poorly at Walter Reed and troops get more of the same at Arlington cemetery. Consistent track record of pissing on the troops and their graves.   The July 30 article below says …

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About the rising pressure to cut the US military budget

Summary:  GI Wilson comments on the current talk about cutting defense spending.  Will it cut fat — or muscle? Meaningful cuts must start at the top of the DOD food chain, eliminating layers of Pentagon/Service bureaucracies in DC, reducing number of general officers, reducing number DOD/Service labs, and doing away with some commands.  Recent suggestions …

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Dr. Gross asks “Can The Case Be Made For Naval Power?”

Summary:  Today we look at a powerful and provocative article challenging the very basis for America’s large and hugely expensive navy. G. I. Wilson points us to an article posing a powerful question, especially timely as the US approaches the mother of all budget crunches.  It’s worth reading in full; afterwards is Wilson’s analysis.  “Can The …

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