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... Disruptive thinkers: the way to reinvigorate a senseless bureaucracy or a threat to the ... creative thinking.  They focus primarily on the tactical employment of forces rather than the strategic context those tactics ...

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

... as a nation, are having a crisis of honor. Last week the Attorney General nominee Judge Michael Mukasey refused to define ... is defiant. Are we —to trade our nation's soul for tactical intelligence? Is There a Place for the Waterboard? Yes. ...

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

... The Tactical Excuse By Mike Innes (Cross-Post with CT Lab ) Two posts ...

Blog post - Jun 11 2009 - 6:52pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... it not think? Download the Full Article Author’s Note: Before readers pull their hair ... often produces very ineffective results, especially at the tactical level - one very recent illustration seems to be the loss of the ...

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

... An attempt to answer the question:  What problem are we trying to solve? ... all the comments that stressed the bedrock requirement for tactical and technical proficiency above all.  Competence breeds ...

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

... Christopher Bassford offers a saucy counterpoint to the Cordesman suggestion that we continue to muddle through in Afghanistan. ... in every sense; and as such any operational or tactical response was pointless. Cheers RC (Afghanistan, COIN, ...

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

... to our values and is prohibited."   The recent case of Private Danny Chen, who took his own life in Afghanistan ... has placed appearance and conformity ahead of competent tactical and technical performance. Forced conformity always breeds rebellion ...

Blog post - Dec 23 2011 - 1:44pm - 88 comments - 0 attachments

... Ben Kohlmann posted a lengthy reply to his critics at the Disruptive Thinkers blog .  A short excerpt follows.   ... war. It does in a way reinforce the mistaken belief that tactical excellence through disruptive thinking can overcome failed strategy ...

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

... Powell-Jones cautioned allies that ‘too much in the way of generalities should not be deduced from the Malayan campaign’ ... been won. It is the never ending mistake of elevating tactical excellence over good strategy. Also Karl of course you are right ...

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

... Path to Peace by Linda Robinson Download the Full Article: How Afghanistan Ends This paper presents a scenario ... suggest that the Sandinistats policies were not just tactical responses to outside aggression but reflections of their deep ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 11:22pm - 120 comments