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Roger Fisher was a specialist in conflict resolution through negotiation. One of his concepts was to look at both sides BATNA--best alternative to a negotiated agreement. McNaughton was his guy in...

Dave,

I look forward to your longer response. I still do not think we created al Qaeda or the former regime elements. I think a case can be made for the suggestion that the Iraqi rejectionist...

I raise some questions about the new approach in Iraq at PrairiePundit.



I am sure there are many who may disagree with this take, but I think it is worth discussing the premise of "driving...

There is no evidence that civilian leadership turned down any troop request for Iraq. There is abundant evidence that civilian leadership asked the military if they had what they needed for the war...

Here is the full transcript of remarks that the above news articles discuss.

This is a brief excerpt:



This description is consistent with Gen. Franks description of the process. As I have...

CNN's report on Pace's statments includes the following:

Please read the Prolog to General Franks' American Soldier. It is not even arguable. I would also add that General Pace confirmed the issue on troops levels in a press briefing today. Trainor may...

Cohen recycles the Shinseki myth. The General served his full term before retiring.

Cohen also tries to make a comparison between McNamara and Rumsfeld which fails when faced with the facts. ...

Bill raises some interesting points about group think. It is interesting that when Schartzkoph was asked if he had all he needed he had no difficulty in asking for more. It is not really a question...

Stu-6,

The position you are suggesting is that the President, the Secretary of Defense, Gen. Abizid, Gen. Franks and Gen. Casey are not telling the truth. Do you really believe that?

Both the Secretary of Defense and the President have said repeatedly that if the commanders want more troops all they have to do is ask for them, That does not sound like they are being pressured...

One of the letter writers uses the Bush and Johnson lied us in to war argument. This is really weak. The progress toward war in Vietnam was much broader than events in the Tonkin Gulf that may or...