A decline in psychological

The policy winds evidently shifted during the 1990s, and both PSYOP and civil affairs units faced reductions in numbers and capabilities. Despite Congressional interest in PSYOP, Defense Department strategists placed a greater premium on firepower than on brainpower Colonel Curris warns of the error of deemphasizing brainpower at a time when military-political problems are increasing around the globe A decline in psychological operations capabilities is a strategic error that will have severe implications for U.S. national security. The time for half-measures is over; the United States Congress and defense senior leadership must act decisively ufabet