I don't understand the ballistic cargo story. It implies forward staging and a presence is being deprecated for some kind of rapid injection force response. But

I don't understand the ballistic cargo story. It implies forward staging and a presence is being deprecated for some kind of rapid injection force response. But, that is a change in posture from prevention to reaction. Isn't that actually less effective strategically? Sure, for the "international rescue" Thunderbird puppets world, it's great. We all know it's not about rescuing little Timmy stuck down a mineshaft.