THE EMOTIONAL DEBATE OVER GAYS THAT FRAYED relations between the Pentagon and the new Administration has hindered rational discussion of a larger issue: how to restructure an efficient military that the country can afford. During his presidential campaign, Bill Clinton asked why, for example, the U.S. had "four air forces" -- the Air Force plus the air units of the Army, Navy and Marines. Now, Commander in Chief Clinton and the new Congress want answers.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell delivered the Pentagon's counterstrike Friday. He dismissed the "four air forces" complaint, arguing that the aircraft in each of...
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