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    KLE by any other name...

    I'm sorry I missed this topic on the original run through... If there is still interest I would like to ask those with OEF KLE experience how they would compare it to the OIF (especially post Sons...
  2. Phylosophization of the situation...

    I would say there is nothing wrong with that. My reference to the Prime Directive was less to pursuit of national interests than to non-interference in the manners of others. That is to say, there...
  3. the Prime Directive

    There is a certain point that comes invariably when I read through a topic like this that makes me wish we had the Prime Directive (Star Trek as philosophy is not a far stretch, is it?).

    Reading...
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    I have noticed quite frequently that ROE...

    I have noticed quite frequently that ROE briefings are inconsistent. I would go as far as saying that SMs invariably look to their leaders for the "appropriate interpretation du jour". This...
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    ROE & Mission Command

    An article in the military times (http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2012/04/military-second-guessing-rules-of-engagement-sink-careers-042312w/) raises a consequential implication...

    What is the...
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    Every instance of actual fear on mission I have...

    Every instance of actual fear on mission I have seen, whether in my self, my men, or other units, has been tied to a lack of leader-reinforced purpose and leader-reinforced explanation of what is...
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    Agreed completely. It's true of any...

    Agreed completely. It's true of any organization. When an organization needs fixing you look to the officers first. They set the standard and the vision. Then the NCO's, they enforce the standard...
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    I can understand that if he was bored and wanted...

    I can understand that if he was bored and wanted to relive his ground-pounder days. But the C2 micromanagement is truly becoming a problem. This seems especially true in occupation actions where...
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    A lot of this discussion seems to boil down to...

    A lot of this discussion seems to boil down to education and intelligence of the officer corps and our OGA brethren. What I find odd in the whole discussion is the same thing that grates in the...
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    Fish out of Water

    First off let me say this is a great little debate. I have interacted with HTTs in Iraq quite a bit and instead of pursuing my love of Anthropology and Political Science into grad school chose to...
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