We need more cargo ... no, we don't.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington PULSE - Department of Defense's plan to expand its fleet of heavy cargo aircraft - Brief Article

An about-face in the Pentagon's plan to expand its fleet of heavy cargo aircraft is not necessarily an acknowledgement that military operations in Iraq will wind down, but rather a budget-driven choice, said the U.S. military's top transportation official.

A previous Pentagon study that had concluded the military has a severe shortage of airlift capacity is now being overruled by a new study that says the exact opposite.

"We have the right capacity," said Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, head of the U.S. Transportation Command. His predecessor, Gen...