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The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers

... has sparked a great deal of discussion and debate.  I plan to continue this debate in a series of essays from our contributors. ... someone to any grade. Jargon, and mega-toxic, and b-schools (seriously?) Move Forward: 1) I like that you note how ...

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

This Week at War: The Biden Plan Returns

... out of time, Petraeus implements Biden's counterterrorism plan 2) Britain chooses to become an American auxiliary Running out ... or defensive (separatist or autonomous movements). b. A protracted political-military struggle designed to weaken government ...

Blog post - Oct 22 2010 - 7:22pm - 30 comments - 0 attachments

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

... when the towers fell. And they are the same men who would plan to see even worse mass murders perpetrated on us. We KNOW that they are ... to care so very much about (a) the ethics of torture; and (b) American complaints. I'm afraid your contention has no credibility, ...

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

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

... This is not made possible by executing a predetermined plan as to which assets and of which type to invest in. The power of A&S ... American Southerners and the Japanese Samurai of old, b. The example of communism and the Soviet Union in the recent past, c. ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 62 comments

Understanding Iraq: Initial Assessment (Update Three: Model: Small Wars and the Theory of Games)

... none who understood it better--and crafted an operational plan that appreciated the limits to what American military power could ... continued, this will force a lot of people to be homeless b/c the violence is to high for them to return to Diyala, and in some cases, ...

Blog post - Jan 24 2012 - 3:29pm - 41 comments - 0 attachments

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

... the very things we hold dearest to how we function and plan as a military. Design logic requires us to let go of how we are used to ... later-put some time in and watched it all disappear! b.z. MAJ Zweibelson clearly has MAJ Zweibelson clearly has drunk the ...

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

Disruptive Thinkers: Defining the Problem

... of excellence, staff headquarters are often a bit of a B-team, and they know it.  When you add all of these factors together, the ... called him the “organizer of victory”). The Marshall Plan thereafter helped reconstruct war-ravaged Europe and concomitantly stemmed ...

Journal Article - Apr 9 2012 - 5:00am - 61 comments

Ten Points for the FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency Manual Conference

... current content into a more appropriate context and nuance in general, and address the primary shortfall of the current manual.  All ... faced with a political vaccuum on the ground, and no real plan for addressing it. That plan would have meant accepting we had ... or autonomous movements). (Dr. Larry Cable) b. A protracted political-military struggle designed to weaken government ...

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

The Iran Attack Plan

... The Iran Attack Plan - Anthony Cordesman, Wall Street Journal . Iran's ... Iran Attack Plan The acquisition of nuclear weapons b Iran will be very destabilising to the Middle East. There are several Arab ...

Blog post - Sep 26 2009 - 7:44am - 7 comments - 0 attachments

Disruptive Thinkers: A Response

... sent it to all the PMs of the Armored System Modernization Plan who had planned in the early 90s to make tank-sized everything. Everything ... requirements levied by those same staffs who are rife with B- and C-teamers. I received this today and I received this today and ...

Blog post - May 2 2012 - 5:06pm - 26 comments - 0 attachments