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... Disruptive thinkers: the way to reinvigorate a senseless bureaucracy or a threat to the ... budget cuts will result in a reduction of forces. Over the next few years, there will be a mass exodus of troops from the military based ...

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

... General Stanley McChrystal's resignation as commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. I did so with ... choice. I guess he won't be selected for Chairman next year. Re: Petraeus to Replace McChrystal (Updated) No chairman, ...

Blog post - Jun 24 2010 - 5:35am - 31 comments - 0 attachments

... The next Petraeus , what makes a visionary commander, and why the military isn't ...

Blog post - Sep 26 2010 - 9:47am - 7 comments - 0 attachments

... Office U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus emphasized the continuity of the counterinsurgency strategy as he assumed command of the ... (hic) plans to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next year. Gen David Patreus has just assumed command of the forces in ...

Blog post - Jul 4 2010 - 5:41am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... Ann Scott Tyson of the Washington Post reports today ( Petraeus Helping Pick New Generals ) ... to preside over a board that will pick some of the next generation of Army leaders, an unusual decision that officials say ...

Blog post - Nov 17 2007 - 2:12am - 16 comments - 0 attachments

... An attempt to answer the question:  What problem are we trying to solve? ... that insists that we must spend as much on defense as the next 19 nations combined, only two of which can be defined as potential ...

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

... The new CIA chief will take on the covert war in Pakistan. Here is the ... inbox. Re: This Week at War: Petraeus's Next Campaign Agree with part one. General Petraeus is the perfect choice. ...

Blog post - Jul 15 2011 - 5:34pm - 12 comments - 0 attachments

... Powell-Jones cautioned allies that ‘too much in the way of generalities should not be deduced from the Malayan campaign’ ... conferences were held to settle the strategy for the next six months.  The British exploited this by changing the rules of the ...

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

... Ben Kohlmann posted a lengthy reply to his critics at the Disruptive Thinkers blog .  A short excerpt follows.   ... and midgrade officers who are often focused on making the next grade and doing so my conforming to the mold. Do they have to conform to ...

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

... The more things change...  A storied letter that keeps coming back. ... cadet son whom I will have the privilege of commissioning next summer on this very subject. The coming 'return to the barracks' is ...

Blog post - May 14 2012 - 4:55am - 19 comments - 0 attachments