Evaluating Mac Thornberrys Four Critical Points

Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas-Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.” On March 8 BreakingDefense.com published a thoughtful essay by former congressman and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry. Thornberry’s essay had an imposing title: “Four points to understand in order to meet America’s global challenges.” Thornberry named four points he claimed U.S. leaders must recognize if America is to remain “dominant on the world stage” (his words —…