Missing From Our Two Wars: Clear Goals, Joint Forces
10.02.2012 at 01:45am
Missing From Our Two Wars: Clear Goals, Joint Forces by Lieutenant General David Deptula (USAF Ret.) at AOL Defense.
… After the early employment of force in both Iraq and Afghanistan to achieve critical national security objectives, mission-creep — and the "group think" of counter-insurgency (COIN) doctrine — captured Pentagon leadership (and the Joint Staff "Decade of War" report). This led to committing resources to what had then become contingencies of choice rather than of necessity. Our nation's leadership would be much better served in the future if the Pentagon created a culture and environment that encourages innovative thinking instead of rewarding conformity and support toward the warfighting paradigm of the day…
