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... Flynn gave this old man who lived through too many lost wars a lot of hope. Imagine that you observe a strange looking new organism. ... Helmand province. The paper notes that in June 2009 "...a small number of Marines and British soldiers were the only foreign forces...the ...

Blog entry - Jan 4 2010 - 5:54pm - 13 comments - 0 attachments

... or "goal" of an operation is its purpose. Ultimately, all wars must end, but the chain of causality does not end this side of ... fighters and helo in the Tangi Valley (from the admittedly small amount of data points, it seems this was a predictable operation ...

Journal Article - Aug 7 2011 - 11:30am - 79 comments

... theories, and analysis, we continue to muddle through small wars.  Why?  Perhaps, we often choose mass over maneuver and speed ...

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

... who wrongly proclaimed that these kinds or those kinds of wars are things of the past. A senior Soviet officer had told Stalin in 1939 ... What you describe is the normal doctrine process: a fairly small group of people sketch in the general outline, but then it changes ...

Blog entry - Mar 4 2008 - 9:01am - 17 comments - 0 attachments

... Page Auditorium on 29 September 2010, “The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed tremendous strain on U.S. forces and ... with very limited HIC experience, if any, with a very small professional force. Pointing to experiments in other armies that are ...

Journal Article - Nov 20 2011 - 7:34am - 46 comments

... and pro-Taliban mountain region bordering Afghanistan. A small element of U.S. personnel was accompanying them, and the team leader ... in the short vice long term; 2. If one accepts that wars such as this one require political solutions, much more must be done to ...

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

... Win Wars? Today's General Politicks and Does P.R., Too is the title of a New ... of whether they were hic or lic, conventional or small, coin or hybrid, whatever, are either simpler or more difficult than ... it. This is indeed a challenge that did not exist in the big conventional wars between nations. Ken makes some great points in his ...

Blog entry - Aug 12 2010 - 7:14pm - 62 comments - 0 attachments

... and then a few months later you do the same thing? Yes, small things like that displays poor leadership for others to see. 9. ... States Armed Forces, our number one mission is to win its wars and defend the interests of the United States. In absolutely no way do I ...

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

... Congressional Quarterly (subscription required) - Small Wars, Big Changes by John Donnelly. ... U.S. military leaders, including ...

Blog entry - Jan 28 2008 - 6:32am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... movement and eventually break their will. Targeting is a small piece of the overall collective, an important piece, but not the whole. ... F3EAD slapout9---you would be surprised just how many wars I have participated in since 1966 and am still in the fight trying to get ...

Journal Article - Jul 16 2011 - 7:50am - 57 comments