The Air Force announced it has reduced the number of its next generation lead fighter, the F-22, that it wants to acquire. Secretary of Defense Gates has pressed the armed forces to devote its weapons procurement toward fighting the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rather than potential wars against other threats.
While of course we need to fight the current wars to victory, there is a grave danger that we are losing sight of other strategic needs. The F-22 isn't critical to fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it is important to maintaining superiority over Russia and China.
Gates may be re-writing the old saying that "generals are always fighting the last war", with "the Defense Secretary is ignoring future wars and what it takes to deter them".
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