Skelton Gets the Broader Context Posted by Ilan Goldenberg

How do I know this?  Because this afternoon he is holding a hearing on the state of the Ground Forces with the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, General Richard Cody and Assistant Commandant USMC, General Robert Magnus.  Here's what he said last week:

“We’ve been down that road before and we know where it leads,” he said, concluding that “when the crystal ball fails and the unexpected conflict happens, soldiers pay the price in blood when we as a nation are unwilling to be prepared.”

This hearing in the afternoon is just as important as the Petraeus and Crocker hearing.  But it will obviously get much less coverage.  If we can find it we'll throw in some blogging and coverage.