Quote Originally Posted by Outsidethewire View Post
...Maybe someday, when State is properly staffed...but that's another thread.
another thread and one that deserves attention -- if this isn't a wake up call to DoD, State and the Congress to fix the imbalance in staffing and funding and get State up to speed for this Century, we'll never see one...

That really needs to be fixed. It is arguably (not to me, will be to some) more important than is the military argument over which next war do we prepare for.

State and the Intel community can stop a lot of wars before they start...