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... and enmity in a foreign-policy team that is struggling with the war. In an article in Rolling Stone magazine, Gen. Stanley A. ... Re: General McChrystal Recalled (Updated) The conversation to this point has been interesting. I think the various positions ...

Blog entry - Jun 23 2010 - 5:04am - 89 comments - 0 attachments

... in training for short periods. However, when performed with even moderate intensity over an extended time on an unsuspecting prisoner ... Small Wars Council , is available to continue the conversation. Anyone can read it. With a free and simple registration, you ...

Blog entry - Oct 31 2007 - 1:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

... For instance, the American Revolution did not end with an American colonist’s win over the British Empire.  Rather, ... a change? If one had a chance to sit down and have a conversation with a major insurgent leader---one first has to get through the ...

Blog entry - Dec 6 2011 - 9:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... on open-source research and over two dozen interviews with current and former officials from Afghanistan, the United States and other ... How to interpret such events? Interesting how a conversation about a specific "small war" has morphed. Perhaps those that say ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 10:22pm - 120 comments

... until they stop promoting "yes men" and those that live with their noses up the asses of their superiors, this will not end. In ... As mentioned earlier, items from the ORB are brought up in conversation and they do nothing but introduce bias. In conclusion though, ...

Blog entry - Jun 26 2011 - 6:33am - 101 comments - 0 attachments

... doctrine." Doctrine originally fused religious ritual with the exclusivity and power of literacy. The educated minority subsequently ... the most important and ... yes...sad part of this whole conversation... Let's pause and stop talking about technological fixes. ...

Journal Article - Apr 15 2011 - 4:58am - 35 comments

... and Creatively about Strategy and War An Interview with Colonel Gian Gentile by Octavian Manea Download the Full ... doing business." I think you are leading us in this conversation in a viable direction. We have for so long focused on ...

Journal Article - Dec 14 2010 - 7:37pm - 83 comments

... The Department of Defense focuses on Threats.  With two such powerful governmental organizations at work, it is only ... we must simplify the categories to engage in intelligent conversation, too much simplification is simply misleading and wrong... Much is ...

Blog entry - Feb 4 2011 - 4:19pm - 90 comments - 0 attachments

... The U.S. government has cancelled a Feb 23rd meeting with Pakistani and Afghan officials. Activists in Pakistan are threatening ... I disagree with the tenor of your comment, duck . The conversation above illustrates exactly Mr. Haddick's point. We dumped a bunch ...

Blog entry - Feb 21 2011 - 2:00pm - 95 comments - 0 attachments

... Obama and his staff will be able to continue to work with McChrystal after the revelation of the Rolling Stone affair. President ... the military over policy choices. One Army colonel, in a conversation this month, said the discomfort and anger about the rules had ...

Blog entry - Jun 22 2010 - 9:38am - 34 comments - 0 attachments