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The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers

... change that wasn’t decreed from on high. Part of this stems from an antiquated, 1950s career model .   A ... be so kind, and let me know as well: what is an NAI? 2) I actually disagree with much of the tone of your post, and hold liberal ...

Journal Article - Apr 5 2012 - 4:36am - 94 comments

Waterboarding is Torture... Period (Links Updated # 9)

... endure the hardships and return home with honor. 2. Waterboarding is not a simulation. Unless you have been strapped down to ... had "been pinned on President Bush ... but this has been part of interrogation for years and years and years." He is correct, but only ...

Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

Irregular Warfare, Village Stability Operations and the Venture Capital Green Beret

... is limited by such, this capacity is still an important part of the whole. It is quite another thing to leave the tower and to walk out ... look a little harder at your statement made at paragraph 2 of your initial presentation above, to wit: "... a world now driven almost ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 58 comments

Well Intended but Largely Mistaken Attacks (Parts 4, 5, and 6)

... Words" Advisories Parts 4, 5 and 6 of 6. Part 1 . Parts 2 and 3 . Part # 4: Proofs of The al Qaeda Apostasy And as proof ...

Blog post - Jun 4 2008 - 5:14am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

To Design or Not to Design (Part Two)

... To Design or Not to Design (Part Two): The There Is a Problem with the Word 'Problem;' How ... the ontological approach pervade through planning? 2) Does this ontological approach require a greater contextual awareness of the ...

Journal Article - Mar 11 2011 - 10:14am - 72 comments

Dear Boss, I Don't Just Quit, I Give Up

... infantry wasn’t an AFSC, and occupation wasn’t part of our 4+1. [ See Note 2 ] Even AirSea Battle is a setback for the Air Force. Tell me how ...

Blog post - May 14 2012 - 4:55am - 41 comments - 0 attachments

Design Theory and the Military’s Understanding of Our Complex World

... must Design be 'fail-safe'? Why do you fear failure? 2. Design (I do use a capital D, because it, in my opinion, is a field ... example, I know you write that historical vignettes are part of the military way of thinking- system of logic as you term it. I think ...

Journal Article - Aug 7 2011 - 12:30pm - 83 comments

Ten Points for the FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency Manual Conference

... but provide insights into strategic understanding. #2:  Define for success :  Defining key terms with an eye toward ... that we have to conduct effective stability operations as part of responsibility we have for post-conflict operations in a way that ...

Blog post - May 7 2012 - 5:12pm - 43 comments - 0 attachments

Bringing Real Life to American Strategy in Afghanistan

... work with the same crowd the Russians worked with in large part. Most Afghans are largely apolitical and self-governing, and prefer to ... seriously believed by many senior "strategic geniuses"). 2. The impression that Uncle Chin will be ten times more generous and ...

Journal Article - Mar 3 2012 - 11:26am - 45 comments

Rethinking Revolution: Introduction

... and irresolvable tensions led to the Civil War.” [2]  James McPherson in the conclusion of his book on the Civil ... between the publication of these articles. This is just part of an on-going discussion on small wars. Over the last three months, I ...

Blog post - Dec 6 2011 - 10:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments