- A Question of Legitimacy
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... For Whom will the American Military Fight if our Governmental System is Challenged? ... of the most trusted institutions in the United States [1] . By and large, American military personnel are trusted to do the right ...
Journal Article - Dec 16 2011 - 4:42am - 15 comments
- Counterinsurgency as a Whole of Government Approach
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... Approach Can you point out the purpose of the military and of the use of military force in countering an insurgency? After ... with a bucket. My question to the others is this: 1. What do you think of the assessment? 2. How do you counter the above? ...
Journal Article - Jan 26 2011 - 5:54am - 79 comments
- The US in Afghanistan: Follow Sun Tzu rather than Clausewitz to Victory
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... on jus ad bellum (just cause for war). American military culture is largely responsible for the first two contextual biases, ... making the attacks. That's a return on investment (ROI) of 1,000,000,000%. How do nation-states survive when an unknown guerrilla group in ...
Journal Article - Dec 11 2010 - 9:53am - 67 comments
- The Tea Fallacy
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... known as "rapid dominance" may have devastated the military capability of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in short order, but ... think military leaders must work hard to keep in mind: 1. Afghanistan isn't Iraq. 2. The South and the East aren't Afghanistan ...
Journal Article - Mar 16 2010 - 3:49pm - 44 comments
- Changes to Intelligence Mission in Afghanistan Urged
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... Pottinger; and Paul Batchelor, Senior Advisor for Civilian/Military Integrations at ISAF - argue that because the United States has ... Flynn was an exceptional review of MI problem areas. 1. The Human Terrain effort is struggling and falling apart. 2. The CIED ...
Blog entry - Jan 4 2010 - 5:54pm - 13 comments - 0 attachments


