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... War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism . ...

Blog entry - Jun 1 2008 - 10:15am - 3 comments - 0 attachments

... Download the full article: The Tea Fallacy Shock and awe don't leave much room for empathy. The doctrine, technically known as ... has galvanized a profound re-thinking of the concept of war, the process of peace, and the challenges of failing states. This is ...

Journal Article - Mar 16 2010 - 3:49pm - 44 comments

... performances on the Sunday talkies, it's getting harder and harder to avoid the conclusion that the Obama Administration is looking for ... discussions concerning whether or not and how to conduct a war, this is a debate that has a strong sense of urgency about it. It also ...

Blog entry - Oct 19 2009 - 6:23pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... With the encouragement of COL Dave Maxwell and other senior leader mentors, I'm sharing these thoughts with the ... support.  Changing names/brands can create indecision about working with the re-branded organization, and may even ... success or failure of the "information" and/or influence war against Violent Extremist Organizations. While seemingly simple, the ...

Journal Article - Jun 25 2010 - 11:52am - 22 comments

... the Most Likely Conflicts by Dr. Roy Godson and Dr. Richard H. Shultz, Jr. Joint Force Quarterly has kindly ... A QDR for All Seasons? The end of the Cold War and the massive changes in the conflict environment that ensued launched ...

Journal Article - Aug 16 2010 - 7:39pm - 21 comments

... [Gates] said, comes down to "How do we signal resolve, and at the same time, signal to the Afghans and the American people that this ... support and risk balancing certainly plays a role: War in Afghanistan is not an existential question, so you have to decide how ...

Blog entry - Nov 12 2009 - 4:51pm - 20 comments - 0 attachments

... But, as the old saying goes, to govern is to choose - and he has stretched the internal debate to the breaking point. It is evident ... in Afghanistan - the struggle he repeatedly called "a war of necessity." ... More at The Washington Post . ...

Blog entry - Nov 15 2009 - 9:02am - 11 comments - 0 attachments

... across the following essay by John Robb ( Brave New War , Small Wars Foundation Advisory Board) posted on his Global ... page . I found it interesting, thought provoking and worth sharing. John has granted Small Wars Journal permission to ... ideas and technologies I have seen linger out there in indecision land for year after year. Re: OSINT and Momentum Welcome to ...

Blog entry - Nov 10 2010 - 6:14pm - 16 comments - 0 attachments

... stopped a vehicle with U.S. diplomatic license plates and shot the two men inside. Killed in the attack was Jaime Zapata, a U.S. ... wake-up call for the Obama administration that there is a war on our nation's doorstep." Should what's happening in Mexico be ...

Blog entry - Feb 18 2011 - 3:08pm - 10 comments - 0 attachments

... in which, mid-planning, the team leader would turn to me and ask for the “non-kinetic” perspective, I had vowed to change ... goes: “A Pashtun is not at peace unless he is at war.”  Afghans, and Pashtuns particularly, have historically been ...

Blog entry - Aug 10 2011 - 4:28am - 2 comments - 0 attachments