Power Equals Control of Ocean "Choke Points".

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Retired Major General Barry McCaffrey - Brief Article

For the United States, protecting its national security means having control of the ocean's choke points and their ports, said retired Maj. Gen. Barry McCaffrey, former commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command.

During a conference in Washington, D.C., he cautioned that Desert Storm was the first and probably the last military campaign with fewer than five hundred casualties. "The tragedies didn't outweigh the gains.

"We go to...