While I agree that we have to look at much more strategic issues to decide a grand funding scheme, I do wonder what issues big Army should take a hard look at in this fiscal environment - more on the programatic side than the strategic side. Despite the scrutiny that Congress gives our programs, it is very difficult to cancel anything due to the aggressive lobbying efforts of the defense industry. Many of our hardware development efforts have become 'jobs programs' for each state or district, and industry has been smart in linking each program with a number of jobs - also important in this economy.