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According to the U.S. Army War College strategy model, there are three elements to strategy: (1) the ends or objectives sought to further state interests; (2) the ways or concepts to be used in achieving the objectives; and (3) the means or resources which are available for use in achieving the objectives. These three elements effectively pose three questions and developing a strategy involves answering these questions: what are the objectives being sought, how are they to be achieved, and with what means? The model also suggests that there is a fourth element in strategy: risk. The amount of risk present in any particular strategy is dependent upon the balancing of the other three factors. If they are somewhat imbalanced, then there is a somewhat greater degree of risk than if they are balanced. If they are greatly imbalanced, then there is a tremendous amount of risk present in the strategy (Yarger, 1998, pp

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th needed to accomplish the larger objectives, while retaining enough civilian personnel in industry to produce the material needed. The plan devised by Wedemeyer was based upon population calculations and was ultimately accurate in its projections of total Army strength. Moreover, this planned strength was used by other Army planners in conducting the war, so that manpower constraints were figured into overall plans (Kirkpatrick, 1992, pp. 515-523). It should be noted that strategies developed at these two higher levels carefully took into account the population and industrial resources available to the United States at this time. The planners were well aware that the U.S. could not afford to pursue overwhelming offensive plans against both Germany and Japan at the same time. One theater would have to take precedence over the other. Because Germany was perceived as the greater threat to U.S. national security interests, her defeat was given priority. As noted in the previous paragraph, the plans for mobilization were based upon the population figures for the United States and historical study of how much of its population a nation could afford to commit to its military forces without seriously harming its economic and soci
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