Review drops two-war force size paradigm: "The model used to determine the appropriate size of the United States military is being replaced following the Quadrennial Defense Review process, a senior defense official said here today.
Speaking on background at a two-day seminar on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review hosted by the National Defense University, the official said the theory that U.S. forces should be sized based on the need to fight two major wars simultaneously no longer is appropriate.
'We're looking for the broadest range of capabilities to deal with the broadest range of scenarios,' he stated. 'It's not as easy to talk about ... as the two major theater war paradigm, but it's important, and it's essential to our preparation for future conflict.'"
