- Three Cups of BS? (Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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... An investigation by " 60 Minutes " to be broadcast this weekend will cite multiple sources that contend some of the most inspiring ... Assistance Force, in an interview at the Pentagon last week. Kolenda was among the first in the military to reach out to ...
Blog post - Apr 18 2011 - 8:06pm - 59 comments - 0 attachments
- The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers
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... deal of discussion and debate. I plan to continue this debate in a series of essays from our contributors. I've ... expect a return on an investment. If I spend 40 hours in a week cooking hamburgers, I expect a paycheck. If I create a product that ...
Journal Article - Apr 5 2012 - 4:36am - 94 comments
- Waterboarding is Torture... Period (Links Updated # 9)
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... We, as a nation, are having a crisis of honor. Last week the Attorney General nominee Judge Michael Mukasey refused to define ... enemy would use torture at the slightest whim. If this is the case, then waterboarding is unquestionably being used as torture ...
Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments
- This Week at War: End of the COIN Era?
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... Most notable was his intention to extract 10,000 soldiers this year and 23,000 more by next summer, before the height of Afghanistan's ... and innovation remains to be seen. Re: This Week at War: End of the COIN Era? My first thought on the number was: Is ...
Blog post - Jun 23 2011 - 1:30pm - 64 comments - 0 attachments
- Dear Boss, I Don't Just Quit, I Give Up
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... and history of the "Dear Boss" letter, see this post . Dear Boss, I don’t just quit. I give up. ... a day of heavy attack but it sometimes went on for a week with little permanent damage. I have no idea how much detonation speed ...
Blog post - May 14 2012 - 4:55am - 41 comments - 0 attachments
- Design Theory and the Military’s Understanding of Our Complex World
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... of the post-modern and highly abstract concepts offered in this article help generate some discourse, creative or critical thinking, then ... out and Outlaw- sorry, been out and about this week and not near a computer. Give me a bit to re-engage and I will read ...
Journal Article - Aug 7 2011 - 12:30pm - 83 comments
- Understanding Iraq: Initial Assessment (Update Three: Model: Small Wars and the Theory of Games)
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... blocking the borders, but we should not pick a winner in this fight. Intent This is just one assessment for ... Let me add and push back just slightly that i spent last week going through General Casey's papers at NDU. He was very gracious to give ...
Blog post - Jan 24 2012 - 3:29pm - 41 comments - 0 attachments
- Ten Points for the FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency Manual Conference
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... improving the understanding of insurgency itself. This will put current content into a more appropriate context and nuance in ... building but defeating insurgents use of violence . MY WEEK AS AN INSURGENT, I MY WEEK AS AN INSURGENT, I had to watch a few ...
Blog post - May 7 2012 - 5:12pm - 43 comments - 0 attachments
- Hazing is Simply Intolerable
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... Private Danny Chen, who took his own life in Afghanistan this past October after being physically and verbally abused by up to 8 fellow ... Chen had been mistreated virtually every day of his six-week stint in Afghanistan. They said he had been called a “gook,” a ...
Blog post - Dec 23 2011 - 1:44pm - 88 comments - 0 attachments
- This Week at War: The Jet That Ate the Pentagon
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... Joint Strike Fighter program came under renewed scrutiny this week. The Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and many foreign partners plan to buy ...
Blog post - May 27 2011 - 1:49pm - 8 comments - 0 attachments


