Who is this cabal INSIDE the Marine Corps that called it a second land army?

 Amos really started the non-sense, but Berger has picked up the ball and ran hard with it.

The USMC is a second land army.

I don't care what people outside the Marine Corps in defense circles said, they don't matter.  What does matter is that the American people never thought that way and guess what?

Our history didn't think that way either.

This new construct.  This missile firing, littoral operating monstrosity that is only designed to fight China is an ABORRATION!

We have NEVER been that type of force.

At least for the modern era we haven't and that stretches back to WW1!

Think about our most historic battles.  Business Insider did and they compiled a list.

MOST if not the vast majority were actions far from the sea and the ones near the coast were all amphibious assaults.

Berger's plan isn't about amphibious assaults.  Its not about fighting the fights that the nation needs.

It's about a maybe fight against a peer foe that once engaged will relegate the Marine Corps to the sidelines.

Make no mistake about it.  At best the Marines will be a tripwire force.  At worst they will be killed in the opening minutes serving only to alert the Joint Force that we're at war (basically the same thing!).

Force Design 2030 is a freaking joke and anyone serving in the Marine Corps today outside of the Commandant's Office has to know that its only use to get Marines killed.