摘要：IOB JECT to william Lind’s ‘“Quantity ver sus Quality’ Is Not the Issue” on the grounds of his rhetoricandon the basis of hiscore belief. Lind's rhetorical approach is a sure turnoff to all those honest officers and civilians in the Pentagon and elsewhere who are maligned by Lind and oiher so-called reformei s because they believe that advanced technology is the correct approach to enhancing the capabilities of our fighting forces. Calling such people “technology junkies.” as Lind does. is likely tobe seenasan insult and will not improve the atmosphere for this serious debate. Lind’s basicantitechnology bias, furthermore, is ahistorical and, I believe. a prescription for failure in the twentieth centurv. I will begin with his rhetoric.
