Editing Rumsfeld Doctrine (section)

{{Short description|American military doctrine}}
{{Refimprove|date=November 2006}}
The "'''Rumsfeld Doctrine'''", named after former [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]], is a phrase coined by journalists<ref name="csmonitor">{{cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0921/p09s02-coop.html|title=Failings of the Rumsfeld doctrine|website=www.csmonitor.com|date=September 21, 2006|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> concerned with the perceived transformation of the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]]. It would be considered Rumsfeld's own take on RMA ([[revolution in military affairs]]). It seeks to increase force readiness and decrease the amount of supply required to maintain forces, by reducing the number in a theater. This is done mainly by using LAVs ([[Armored car (military)|Light Armored Vehicles]]) to scout for enemies who are then destroyed via [[airstrike]]s. The basic tenets of this military strategy are:

* High-technology combat systems;
* Reliance on air forces;
* Small, nimble ground forces.

The early phases of the wars in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq War|Iraq]] are considered the two closest implementations of this doctrine.<ref name="csmonitor"/>