Another vote for the Army as the nation's primary service in coming decades

Not the Navy Department, nor the
Air Force, say these authors. Rather, they contend:

The argument that the
military must retain the ability to "fight and win the Nation's wars" when
shaping operations are resourced as lesser included capabilities is incongruous
with current national security strategy aspirations. And it is not realistic to
expect the whole-of-government engagement capability to increase given the
current fiscal environment. The argument to limit resource expenditures,
however, is compelling in light of U.S. fiscal circumstances. Faced with a
volatile operating environment, austere resources, and an ambiguous group of
adversaries, the Nation must strive for dynamic equilibrium as it adapts the
joint force to win conflicts, manage security environments, and shape civil
order within constrained resources. The new security culture must embrace the
military's "shape" and "win" roles. Shaping operations are primarily landpower
centric because they are conducted in the human domain among the people. The
Army must and will carry the burden of successfully executing shaping
operations in support of America's foreign policy security goals.