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No ‘Silver Bullet’ To Solve Future Problems, General Says

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Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-- There's no easy answer for the military working to develop and provide a balanced joint force for an era of persistent conflict, according to the commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command. "There will be no silver bullet solution to the complex problems of the future," Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said at the AFCEA International and U.S. Naval Institute's co-sponsored Joint Warfighting 09 Conference here Monday. The conference is also made possible with…

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