... our understanding of the com-ponents of the long war, provided the basis for a set of seven strategy options for the United States in the long war.xvi Unfolding the Future of the Long WarDivide ... by agencies other than the Army, but it has often been fulfilled by the Army.Broad ObservationsFrom the consideration of the implications of the proposed trajec-tories for the United States, ... better suited for fighting the long war, however it has evolved. If the assumption about the predominance of conventional conflict changes, then the Army, and the rest of the Department of Defense,...