That's desirable but gets overtaken by the item that is true:All very true. I'd add two things. We cannot now do all the things we might be told to do; we have deliberately avoided strategic raid...
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That's true -- to an extent...
That's desirable but gets overtaken by the item that is true:All very true. I'd add two things. We cannot now do all the things we might be told to do; we have deliberately avoided strategic raid...
You don't have to break anything -- just put a slight dent
in the appropriate skulls if violence is the answer -- it does not have to be regime removal or anything requiring a rebuild.
Fuchs has a good point about the UN Charter. Unfortunately, that...
Quality has a quantity all its own -- or something like that...
We don't do that very well, either, quoth the Curmudgeon... :DAs do I and hopefully we'll find it. There may be times when commitment to FID is not an option and we must be prepared for those. ...
I think you missed his point.
He's not alone, many have been pointing that out for several years. Essentially, with respect to the 'civilian surge' he said the same thing you said. However, he draws a different conclusion from...
Good post, Surferbeetle. May I, however, suggest two points
for your consideration?Debatable -- certainly some wish to see that. The question I ask, in view of history, is there a better way? Can those 'expeditions' be avoided. I submit they can be. Why...
Steve Metz has published a valuable article.
LINK. Money quote:As I've often said, we don't do this very well; Small Wars need to be kept small...