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    Rules to go with Slap's map

    Slap, I found the rules to your mind map, and maybe reinforces Mike's point - see specifically rules on: elimination, and playing with out a ref.
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    It seems growing anything worthwhile takes...

    It seems growing anything worthwhile takes resources. A concern we might should have is related to the training infrastructure and other resources needed to maintain a readiness level in the use of...
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    Bill, Well said (and Happy Thanksgiving out...

    Bill,

    Well said (and Happy Thanksgiving out there in the far west). I'm just not sure current conditions support training on much more than those tasks that support the current mission set (at...
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    It is a good read and it makes you think. But I...

    It is a good read and it makes you think. But I don't think he is exactly right or exactly wrong.

    One of the things he says is that because GEN Petraeus says - although Afghanistan is not Iraq,...
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    The manner in which "the lining up ends, ways and means" are expressed

    Alex,
    Check out the slides presented by DR. Dave Kilcullen on the SWJ Blog. They'll provide you some food for thought - they are a good stand alone set - as much as slides can be.

    This is a...
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    Thinking about Steve's upcoming article

    Steve - I think its going to be a very good article, and I really look forward to it - considering the bearing of leadership on organizational adaptation is I believe the most influential factor -...
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    I got a PM asking me about my thoughts I put up...

    I got a PM asking me about my thoughts I put up front. I thought it might help - the PM went to relevancy of operational thinking:

    From my response,


    These are not meant to say that these LOOs...
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    COIN & Operational LOG

    Placed a new thread here dealing with COIN LOG requirements. Best Regards, Rob
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    Hey guys, wm: To be honest I'm...

    Hey guys,
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    wm:



    To be honest I'm not sure either :D- but it just "felt" related, and so sparked an interest. I like it when we have several different (but related to a degree) thoughts...
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    Slapout, It brings up a good point. I know you...

    Slapout,
    It brings up a good point. I know you are passionate about EBO. One of the reasons I grouped the three together was to provide a menu depending on how a planner might design a campaign....
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    From John T: From Tom: I do think...

    From John T:




    From Tom:



    I do think you need some kind of medium for translating policy goals into strategy and also for relating success and failures on the ground into the pursuit of...
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    Hey TT, Interesting question! I'm...

    Hey TT,



    Interesting question!

    I'm starting to think there might be question or at least part of a question for Marc.:D - Maybe it gets to perceptions of time, space and scope by opponents....
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    Steve , and everyone else:) Please post your...

    Steve , and everyone else:)
    Please post your thoughts on the thread so we can collaborate and draft off of each others thoughts - I for one really benefit from the different perspectives (and the...
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    In COIN how do we describe the relationship of the levels of war?

    This is something I've been trying to work through for about a month since I got back from the Overland Campaign staff ride. There I finally thought I understood, by virtue of physically having gone...
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    How about instead of Jesus we ask "WWCS"?

    Clauswitz made a good point when he proposed that the longer a war continues the greater role chance plays (paraphrased).

    War expectations have allot to do with this.

    Until you can get the...
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    Slapout, Off the original thread, but you may...

    Slapout,
    Off the original thread, but you may be on to a an example of a case study where Humanitarian Aid missions could be examined. You know we do TEWTS inside U.S. cities on MOUT/FIBUA but...
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    I'd say it may go deeper then that. Does the...

    I'd say it may go deeper then that. Does the environmental context (I guess I mean GWOT) in which we are practicing COIN differ from historical COIN examples?

    The methodology may be very similar,...
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