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... take to force him to scrap it? Only Obama can answer this question, but I believe it is safe to assume that Iraq's unraveling would ... the military, needs to get expeditionary. Re: This Week at War, No. 23 I'm not sure what the Pentagon has supposedly adapted ...

Blog entry - Jul 2 2009 - 7:30pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

... 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 entry - Jun 23 2011 - 12:30pm - 64 comments - 0 attachments

... Download the Full Article: How Afghanistan Ends This paper presents a scenario for resolution of the Afghan conflict in a ... been other times when I agreed with their judgment (last week there was an angry, personal attack against Bob Cassidy and they removed ...

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

... Army Worries about 'Toxic Leaders' in Ranks This should be good for discussion. Leadership has indeed suffered and we ... in that capacity because I was running a business 7 days a week. But frankly, life was easy back then. Cannot fathom how anybody stays ...

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

... , namely "repetitive raiding." Finel explains his proposal this way: [T]he vast majority of goals can be accomplished through ... wars to bring about this improvement. Re: This Week at War: Does the Pottery Barn Rule Still Apply? Rob's assessment is ...

Blog entry - Mar 12 2010 - 5:03pm - 26 comments - 0 attachments

... Show Author Info? This article contains the This article contains the following sentence. ... lots to chew on especially in light of the AM thread last week on current use of arty and lots of us firepower in diyala. Is there any ...

Blog entry - Dec 6 2011 - 7:07am - 48 comments - 0 attachments

... in the short term. That is the first order of business in this war. Our field commander should be judged on what happens in the field. We ... the ground-Gen. P just had a hard time with that one last week. AND what about the US Amb. E's leaked Secret Cable just before the ...

Blog entry - Jun 23 2010 - 5:04am - 89 comments - 0 attachments

... Not to be outdone, The Economist that same week castigated Angela Merkel’s “pigheaded brinkmanship” and ... than either Britain or France. In the past ten years, this predominance has already been reflected in EU institutions, both ...

Journal Article - Nov 29 2011 - 8:32am - 4 comments

... you made the unnecessary swipe at the USAF. Reference this line: "To do otherwise risks making the Armor branch the Armys equivalent ... gentlemen) to peace keeping/occupation duties within a week of being committed to combat (the left side). Transitions that were ...

Journal Article - Jun 1 2010 - 4:36pm - 78 comments

... Force (Air Command and Staff College program). Ben deploys this June to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as a planner. ... system in that rooks would move as rooks tomorrow and next week. Pawns and bishops would obey rules as well, and the chess board would be ...

Journal Article - Mar 11 2011 - 9:14am - 72 comments