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We're in no rush to bomb Iran. The fact that we have bombing plans on the shelf for dealing with Iran is not new because we've been generating those plans for a quarter-century. That's what planners do. - Loren Thompson Quotes

We're in no rush to bomb Iran. The fact that we have bombing plans on the shelf for dealing with Iran is not new because we've been generating those plans for a quarter-century. That's what planners do.

Since it's actually a handful of nuts with no real resources at their command, it's a little hard to see why such imagery is appropriate. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Since it's actually a handful of nuts with no real resources at their command, it's a little hard to see why such imagery is appropriate.

They're expecting that the government will publicly disclose its approval of the transaction, with conditions, this month. - Loren Thompson Quotes

They're expecting that the government will publicly disclose its approval of the transaction, with conditions, this month.

The government should never have tried to develop one system to meet the very different needs of the Army and Navy. - Loren Thompson Quotes

The government should never have tried to develop one system to meet the very different needs of the Army and Navy.

Army

The big question going forward is how intensive the military commitment to Iraq remains. If it stays at current levels, then the Army is facing a recruiting challenge every month for years to come. - Loren Thompson Quotes

The big question going forward is how intensive the military commitment to Iraq remains. If it stays at current levels, then the Army is facing a recruiting challenge every month for years to come.

Gordon England has believed since he was in industry that the acquisition system is broken. If given the opportunity, he'll push to change almost every aspect of the way the Pentagon does business because he believes billions of dollars are being wasted. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Gordon England has believed since he was in industry that the acquisition system is broken. If given the opportunity, he'll push to change almost every aspect of the way the Pentagon does business because he believes billions of dollars are being wasted.

The Army is doing most of the fighting in a very unpopular war. That means no amount of money is going to make recruiting an easy job. - Loren Thompson Quotes

The Army is doing most of the fighting in a very unpopular war. That means no amount of money is going to make recruiting an easy job.

Army

So far the Democrats look like better news for the defense industry than the Republicans, ... I don't see how anyone could disagree. The Democrats are on the record wanting to spend more money than Bush does. The Gore plan envisions spending $10 to $11 billion more a year on defense, whereas the Bush plan sees half as much (of an increase). - Loren Thompson Quotes

So far the Democrats look like better news for the defense industry than the Republicans, ... I don't see how anyone could disagree. The Democrats are on the record wanting to spend more money than Bush does. The Gore plan envisions spending $10 to $11 billion more a year on defense, whereas the Bush plan sees half as much (of an increase).

What you're seeing in these recent remarks is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how widely disliked Rumsfeld is. - Loren Thompson Quotes

What you're seeing in these recent remarks is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how widely disliked Rumsfeld is.

That could be a real stumbling block. - Loren Thompson Quotes

That could be a real stumbling block.

Past Israeli behavior does not inspire confidence. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Past Israeli behavior does not inspire confidence.

Cutting that much money from the program clearly foreshadows either program termination or a long delay and major restructuring. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Cutting that much money from the program clearly foreshadows either program termination or a long delay and major restructuring.

Delay

The program is now back on track, there's not going to be a big holdup. - Loren Thompson Quotes

The program is now back on track, there's not going to be a big holdup.

You have to wonder where the Army thinks it's going after Iraq. - Loren Thompson Quotes

You have to wonder where the Army thinks it's going after Iraq.

Army

Because Gore doesn't show great enthusiasm for missile defense, he's not going to initiate another big program that has to be fit into a tight program, ... That's probably a net positive for contractors. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Because Gore doesn't show great enthusiasm for missile defense, he's not going to initiate another big program that has to be fit into a tight program, ... That's probably a net positive for contractors.

There has been a lot of talk about the appropriate head count for the National Guard. But the actual number of National Guard soldiers is far less important than how well-equipped each of those soldiers is. - Loren Thompson Quotes

There has been a lot of talk about the appropriate head count for the National Guard. But the actual number of National Guard soldiers is far less important than how well-equipped each of those soldiers is.

As the war in Iraq drags on, the Army is accumulating a collection of problems that cumulatively could call into question the viability of an all-volunteer force. - Loren Thompson Quotes

As the war in Iraq drags on, the Army is accumulating a collection of problems that cumulatively could call into question the viability of an all-volunteer force.

Army

It's hard to overstate how important this technology is to future U.S. military plans. - Loren Thompson Quotes

It's hard to overstate how important this technology is to future U.S. military plans.

It's just to guarantee that we're not left blind against an enemy missile launch. - Loren Thompson Quotes

It's just to guarantee that we're not left blind against an enemy missile launch.

This base closure is the roar that moused, ... It started out being very ambitious, but ended up being modest. - Loren Thompson Quotes

This base closure is the roar that moused, ... It started out being very ambitious, but ended up being modest.

An invisible line has been crossed, and the decline in Rumsfeld?s tenure has now begun. He has gradually alienated each of his core constituencies, including the Congress, the media, the think tanks, the defense industry and now much of the officer corps. - Loren Thompson Quotes

An invisible line has been crossed, and the decline in Rumsfeld?s tenure has now begun. He has gradually alienated each of his core constituencies, including the Congress, the media, the think tanks, the defense industry and now much of the officer corps.

Cutting-edge military technology today is very similar to cutting-edge commercial technology. It's not clear we can control any of these dual-use technologies to stop them from reaching enemy hands. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Cutting-edge military technology today is very similar to cutting-edge commercial technology. It's not clear we can control any of these dual-use technologies to stop them from reaching enemy hands.

There's going to be big cuts in the spacecraft program. - Loren Thompson Quotes

There's going to be big cuts in the spacecraft program.

Although they may not have won the original competition in an entirely proper manner, they've got a pretty strong track record in developing these kinds of weapons. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Although they may not have won the original competition in an entirely proper manner, they've got a pretty strong track record in developing these kinds of weapons.

This is very good news for Boeing at a time when its space operations seemed to be faltering. - Loren Thompson Quotes

This is very good news for Boeing at a time when its space operations seemed to be faltering.

There is a point beyond which it isn't practical to expect so many different things from the same group of people. - Loren Thompson Quotes

There is a point beyond which it isn't practical to expect so many different things from the same group of people.

They're using them at a very rapid pace in Iraq and Afghanistan. - Loren Thompson Quotes

They're using them at a very rapid pace in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is really about a war plan that went wrong based on a series of bad decisions that reflected really abysmal intelligence. - Loren Thompson Quotes

This is really about a war plan that went wrong based on a series of bad decisions that reflected really abysmal intelligence.

War

If you're Frank Lanza, you're getting on in years, you don't have a clear succession plan in place, and your share price may be as high as it's going to get. Why wouldn't you be thinking about selling? - Loren Thompson Quotes

If you're Frank Lanza, you're getting on in years, you don't have a clear succession plan in place, and your share price may be as high as it's going to get. Why wouldn't you be thinking about selling?

During the Cold War, the Guard was an afterthought. There were sound reasons then why the Guard was less equipped than the active force. But in a post 9-11 world, that model no longer works. - Loren Thompson Quotes

During the Cold War, the Guard was an afterthought. There were sound reasons then why the Guard was less equipped than the active force. But in a post 9-11 world, that model no longer works.

War

If the rules are too demanding, they're going to be hard pressed to find a place to operate other than a desert. When you build a military base, somebody is going to lose their land, somebody is going to object because of noise. But if everybody gets a veto then you're not going to have any new military bases anywhere. - Loren Thompson Quotes

If the rules are too demanding, they're going to be hard pressed to find a place to operate other than a desert. When you build a military base, somebody is going to lose their land, somebody is going to object because of noise. But if everybody gets a veto then you're not going to have any new military bases anywhere.

Rules

I think that there's no question that the Air Force is leaning toward US 101 as the solution to the mission. - Loren Thompson Quotes

I think that there's no question that the Air Force is leaning toward US 101 as the solution to the mission.

Part of the story on space radar can't be told because it concerns the most sensitive missions of government satellites. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Part of the story on space radar can't be told because it concerns the most sensitive missions of government satellites.

The British are going to spend billions on this, and they're concerned they won't really understand the technology of what they're buying. They don't want to be treated like a Third World arms dealer. They're saying, ' If you can't trust us, how can we trust you? - Loren Thompson Quotes

The British are going to spend billions on this, and they're concerned they won't really understand the technology of what they're buying. They don't want to be treated like a Third World arms dealer. They're saying, ' If you can't trust us, how can we trust you?

Bringing in somebody from management to install that rotor blade doesn't seem [likely]. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Bringing in somebody from management to install that rotor blade doesn't seem [likely].

Obviously, the Teamsters are counting on all that work to create a problem that management can only solve by caving in to their demands. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Obviously, the Teamsters are counting on all that work to create a problem that management can only solve by caving in to their demands.

It's time for the administration to do a fundamental reassessment of what it is that we are willing to do in order to stabilize Iraq. The United States needs to draw a line in terms of how deep it is willing to be drawn into Iraqi domestic politics. - Loren Thompson Quotes

It's time for the administration to do a fundamental reassessment of what it is that we are willing to do in order to stabilize Iraq. The United States needs to draw a line in terms of how deep it is willing to be drawn into Iraqi domestic politics.

They're (the Emirates) not going to retaliate because they need us. Who is going to protect that little outpost of modernity on the Arabian Peninsula if it isn't us? - Loren Thompson Quotes

They're (the Emirates) not going to retaliate because they need us. Who is going to protect that little outpost of modernity on the Arabian Peninsula if it isn't us?

What you see in these examples is that the Nunn-McCurdy cost breaches cover a lot of diversity in terms of causes and consequences. To punish programs equally for such different difficulties is not constructive. - Loren Thompson Quotes

What you see in these examples is that the Nunn-McCurdy cost breaches cover a lot of diversity in terms of causes and consequences. To punish programs equally for such different difficulties is not constructive.

The crux of this issue is that the Marine force really isn't very well designed for the type of fight it's facing in Iraq. - Loren Thompson Quotes

The crux of this issue is that the Marine force really isn't very well designed for the type of fight it's facing in Iraq.

Force

The entire Marine force was designed around the concept of amphibious warfare, which is a good deal different from the kind of conflict they're fighting in Iraq today, hundreds of miles from the sea. The Marines are a light force; they kick in the door but they are not supposed to occupy all the rooms. - Loren Thompson Quotes

The entire Marine force was designed around the concept of amphibious warfare, which is a good deal different from the kind of conflict they're fighting in Iraq today, hundreds of miles from the sea. The Marines are a light force; they kick in the door but they are not supposed to occupy all the rooms.

Force

A prolonged shut down of spare parts production potentially endangers Army readiness. There's no way Sikorsky can maintain a high rate of production without the Teamsters on the line. - Loren Thompson Quotes

A prolonged shut down of spare parts production potentially endangers Army readiness. There's no way Sikorsky can maintain a high rate of production without the Teamsters on the line.

Army

There is a huge demand for spare parts that only Sikorsky can meet. Without the Teamsters, the company can't maintain a coherent production schedule. - Loren Thompson Quotes

There is a huge demand for spare parts that only Sikorsky can meet. Without the Teamsters, the company can't maintain a coherent production schedule.

Existing levels of demand are driving the market toward one provider of launch services. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Existing levels of demand are driving the market toward one provider of launch services.

This is an interesting twist on an argument that the Air Force has been pursuing for some time on the need to cut its purchases of Joint Strike Fighters. The Air Force has settled on a number of about 1,100. - Loren Thompson Quotes

This is an interesting twist on an argument that the Air Force has been pursuing for some time on the need to cut its purchases of Joint Strike Fighters. The Air Force has settled on a number of about 1,100.

If we're going to bomb Iran, it's a long time off in the future, and we're certainly not going to use nuclear weapons to do it. - Loren Thompson Quotes

If we're going to bomb Iran, it's a long time off in the future, and we're certainly not going to use nuclear weapons to do it.

What happened here is that the technology enthusiasts got far beyond what the laws of physics would allow. - Loren Thompson Quotes

What happened here is that the technology enthusiasts got far beyond what the laws of physics would allow.

It is so uncommon for senior military officers in the United States to criticize civilian leaders that it has to make an impression on the White House and Congress. - Loren Thompson Quotes

It is so uncommon for senior military officers in the United States to criticize civilian leaders that it has to make an impression on the White House and Congress.

Rumsfeld was a buffer between the president and public criticism and staying behind him was a sign of Bush's strength. Now Rumsfeld is becoming the cause of the criticism and standing behind him could be interpreted as a sign of weakness. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Rumsfeld was a buffer between the president and public criticism and staying behind him was a sign of Bush's strength. Now Rumsfeld is becoming the cause of the criticism and standing behind him could be interpreted as a sign of weakness.

Rumsfeld will have been so weakened by this process that as the election approaches the White House will signal that his resignation wouldn't be unwelcome. - Loren Thompson Quotes

Rumsfeld will have been so weakened by this process that as the election approaches the White House will signal that his resignation wouldn't be unwelcome.

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