Search

Search results

9 February SWJ Roundup

... New York Times Palestinians to Hold Local Elections July 9 - Associated Press Karzai Again Takes a Swipe at Western Backers - ...

Blog post - Feb 9 2011 - 8:12am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Malaya: The Myth of Hearts and Minds

... there were 8 MNLA ‘regiments’) (Komer, p. 9 ); they lacked effective communications; they struggled to resupply; and ... the front (“The War in Malaya,” Life , 30 July 1951).  He astutely observed that one reverse in the Korean War was ...

Journal Article - Apr 16 2012 - 4:44am - 23 comments

General McChrystal Recalled (Updated)

... (Updated) Right, Xenophon. Because in the past 9 years, the USMC has a perfect record. Commence massive eye-rolling. Re: ... we think they know what they are doing when it comes to July 2011? We are finally confronted with the central problem of the ...

Blog post - Jun 23 2010 - 6:04am - 89 comments - 0 attachments

19 July SWJ Roundup

... of Ex-CIA Legal Chief Over Drone Attacks - Reuters Iraq On PM Visit, Iraq Asks China for Reconstruction Fund - AP ... Arsenal - S&S United States Post-9/11, Biggest Terror Threat is Underground - AP Lawmakers Want Answers ...

Blog post - Jul 19 2011 - 6:21am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Right Tool for the Job: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Counterinsurgency Principles against Criminal Insurgency

... was the most violent year yet with 15,273 homicides. [9] Calderon’s strategy has been applauded and criticized in both Mexico ... 3-24” Joint Forces Quarterly 58 (Washington, DC: July 2010). Also Geoff Demarest, “Let’s Take the French Experience ...

Resource - Feb 11 2012 - 10:17am - 0 comments - 1 attachment

General David Petraeus / Ambassador Ryan Crocker Testimony (Updated 14 April)

... Background Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I) - Official Web Site General David Petraeus - Official ... both of The New York Times . In 9 April 2008 testimony, General David Petraeus discusses the reasons for war, ... Washington Times Why Drawdown Likely to Stop in July - Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor ...

Blog post - Apr 14 2008 - 3:34am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

MANeuver in N-Dimensional Terrain (MAN^N)

... conducted by our fighting units.  In the case of Iraq and Afghanistan, all these actions are aimed at protecting and winning the ... forces “into a seamless, combined operation.”9             The ... in Counterinsurgency Operations. Small Wars Journal. 22 July 2010. ( ...

Journal Article - Jan 24 2012 - 8:46pm - 5 comments

Iraq Update

... Rear Admiral Kathleen Dussault, Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan Commander, speak with reporters in Baghdad on 9 July 2008. Major General Kevin Bergner, ...

Blog post - Jul 9 2008 - 9:35pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

MRAP Future Discussion Paper

... improvised explosive device (IED) threat encountered in Iraq in 2004. Though there is no doubt that the MRAP family of vehicles has ... is with the Sustainers. Having just spent a year in Iraq (July 09 - July 10) with an MRAP fleet, the mechanics under my charge were ...

Journal Article - Feb 11 2011 - 8:00am - 20 comments

Sandals and Robes to Business Suits and Gulf Streams: Warfare in the 21st Century

... if a British rifle battalion commander on the morning of 1 July 1916 going over the top in the lead attack at the Battle of the Somme and ... roughly 65 percent of our intel community was hired post 9-11. Most are OJT, and I do believe we do need to strengthen this part of our ...

Journal Article - Apr 20 2011 - 12:29pm - 33 comments