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Defense analysts dispute a recent Congressional report that purports to demonstrate why nearly $1 trillion in mandated defense cuts will not leave U.S. forces underprepared, or, as the report puts it, “hollow.”
The study, authored earlier this month by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS), has been touted in recent weeks by left-wing bloggers and pundits who believe it offers definitive proof that the Obama administration’s proposed cuts will not do long-term damage to the military’s readiness.
At issue is the use of the term “hollow force,” shorthand for a military that looks good on paper but cannot accomplish the tasks it is asked to do. The authors of the CRS study intend to discredit the notion that the impending cuts could leave the U.S. military unable to wage war effectively.
Defense analysts dispute a recent Congressional report that purports to demonstrate why nearly $1 trillion in mandated defense cuts will not leave U.S. forces underprepared, or, as the report puts it, “hollow.”
The study, authored earlier this month by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS), has been touted in recent weeks by left-wing bloggers and pundits who believe it offers definitive proof that the Obama administration’s proposed cuts will not do long-term damage to the military’s readiness.
At issue is the use of the term “hollow force,” shorthand for a military that looks good on paper but cannot accomplish the tasks it is asked to do. The authors of the CRS study intend to discredit the notion that the impending cuts could leave the U.S. military unable to wage war effectively.
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