The Demise of the Marines?

[Bibliofagus]

I'm no American, and have never been in service. But this article seems a bit alarmist to me.

1. Funding always goes down if an army has got no war on it's hands. I believe I read somewhere cutbacks by the navy historically have been a problem for the marines, but they have always proudly stuck around and bounced back. I'll try finding it. I remember it said the marines were proud of their ability to be the most usefull guys around in spite of that.
2. The article claims there is no longer a use for amphibious attacks, I disagree. Let's say ISIS wins all of Syria and Iraq and Kuwait. Let's say SA will be very reluctant to be a springboard for an invasion. And Iran just stays Iran. You'd have to wade all the way through Syria to get to the oil.
3. I think the marines have been reformed into an elite unit that can project power anywhere and anytime. They grabbed Obama, who was in a country without water.
4. I like space marines.

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To me the thing reads as an advertisement to vote for politicians who like marines. The conclusion is that these politicians are the only thing that keep the core alive.

I think you meant that they grabbed OSAMA.

Oops. I did

I also didn't know SEALS were a seperate unit.