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... and Counter-Terrorism (CT) operations have highlighted our military’s shortcomings in employing and understanding foreign languages, ... as a core warfighting skill akin to marksmanship [1] . This implied significant organizational and cultural change within the ...

Journal Article - Mar 20 2012 - 5:26am - 30 comments

... 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 - 5:42am - 15 comments

... Click here to skip to comments . Military officers have frequently been called upon to serve as advisors to ... several high profile advisors are recognizable. [1]   Lawrence of Arabia’s military and nation building exploits ...

Journal Article - Feb 15 2012 - 6:13am - 8 comments

... 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 - 6:54am - 79 comments

... of Defense has long used computational models to support military planning at all echelons – strategic, operational and ... recently as the ‘accidental guerrilla.’ [1] This, in turn, leads to a ‘good guy by day, bad guy by night’ ...

Journal Article - Feb 28 2012 - 5:41am - 13 comments

... will find that the choice has been made for her.” [1] What’s the fuss really about? In the past two years, German ... is, for all the rhetoric about Berlin having long forsaken military power and become a “civilian power” (Zivilmacht ), ...

Journal Article - Nov 29 2011 - 9:32am - 4 comments

... them at least as much as -------- does.   Military power can buy time/security but the real progress must be made ... to whether or not it will work I haven’t any idea. [1] ’ Perhaps most soldiers who have served in Afghanistan will ...

Journal Article - Feb 27 2012 - 5:57am - 8 comments

... 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 - 10:53am - 67 comments

... As a result of the United States’ overwhelming military superiority, its recent adversaries have chosen to apply both ... host nation, and insurgents.” (FM3-24, 2006, 3-1)  And in counterinsurgencies the preponderance of intelligence must be ...

Journal Article - Jan 3 2012 - 4:59pm - 2 comments

... 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 - 4:49pm - 44 comments