Victory at Risk: Restoring America's Military Power: A New War Plan for the Pentagon

As General Davidson shows, the force that triumphed in Desert Storm was the muscular remnant of the Cold War military.  But today’s leaner military does not have the capacity to withstand misuse.  A passionate and informed spokesman for the military, the general describes a Pentagon that does not work, a White House that has politicized decision-making, and a Congress that has abdicated its responsibility for declaring war on behalf of the American people.  Drawing on the core lessons of the history of the United States, Davidson identifies the strengths that have brought victory and traces the path that has led us astray.  He argues in plain and commanding terms that our readiness to win futures wars--against China, Pakistan, Iran, or any other threat around the world--requires a reconsideration not only of weapons and strategy, but also of the national interests and obligations that compel us to arms.