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Forum: Middle East

1 Day Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/20/top...

http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/20/top_ten_warning_signs_of_liberal_imperialism

Top 10 warning signs of 'liberal imperialism'

Lots of folks who visit SWJ need to start the 12...

Forum: Middle East

1 Day Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

Carl, Actually I don't disagree with your...

Carl,

Actually I don't disagree with your assertion that we don't do COIN, or more accurately small wars, well at the tactical level. My point is even if we did do it well in accordance with our...

Forum: Middle East

2 Days Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

Madhu, you captured my point accurately. Carl I...

Madhu, you captured my point accurately. Carl I think you're perpetuating our COIN doctrine myth, and blaming the failure of it to work so far because we simply don't do it well. I admit the...

Forum: Middle East

2 Days Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

You are misreading my point. No one is...

You are misreading my point. No one is advocating mimicking Syrian strategy, but pointing out our doctrinal focus on winning over the population in a civil war as a way to reduce violence,...

Forum: Middle East

3 Days Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

Just got around to watching this, and while much...

Just got around to watching this, and while much has happened on the ground since then tactically in favor of the government this is still worth watching if you haven't seen it. Reporters focus on...

Forum: OEF - Afghanistan

3 Days Ago

Replies: 20

Taliban successes in the North

Views: 5,571

Posted By Bill Moore

The introduction paragraph in bold is misleading,...

The introduction paragraph in bold is misleading, but the article itself is well worth the read. It clearly states the Taliban have been increasing their presence and activities in the North for the...

Forum: Global Issues & Threats

4 Days Ago

Replies: 1

Global Piracy Trends

Views: 337

Posted By Bill Moore

Global Piracy Trends

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/crime-at-sea--the-world-s-most-dangerous-waters-171430018.html;_ylt=AsE9USdvFkIdVaz4BY32OhWiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ4bWk5cGo2BG1pdANDTkJDIFRvcCBTdG9yaWVzBHBrZwMzYjExYjU0OS1kOGYz...

Forum: Global Issues & Threats

4 Days Ago

Replies: 0

Movement towards a sane drug strategy?

Views: 216

Posted By Bill Moore

Movement towards a sane drug strategy?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/18/western-leaders-game-changing-drugs-report?guni=Network+front%3Anetwork-front+main-3+Main+trailblock%3ANetwork+front+-+main+trailblock%3APosition1
...

Forum: Media, Information & Cyber Warriors

4 Days Ago

Replies: 204

Is Cyber a new warfare? Debate (catch all)

Views: 36,955

Posted By Bill Moore

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013...

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/will-digital-ethnic-cleansing-be-part-of-the-internets-future/276004/?google_editors_picks=true

Will 'Digital Ethnic Cleansing' Be Part of the...

Forum: Asia-Pacific

1 Week Ago

Replies: 48

Insurgency in Thailand

Views: 20,922

Posted By Bill Moore

The Strange Thai Insurgents Who Like Sorcery and...

The Strange Thai Insurgents Who Like Sorcery and Get High on Cough Syrup
...

Forum: Africa

1 Week Ago

Replies: 925

'Nigeria: the (wide) context for violence'

Views: 56,432

Posted By Bill Moore

Not to divert the topic away from Nigeria which...

Not to divert the topic away from Nigeria which is critically important at Africa's largest nation, but the article points the collapse of Libya leading to the surge of higher end weapons being made...

Forum: OEF - Afghanistan

1 Week Ago

Replies: 73

What will our expedition to Afghanistan teach us?

Views: 3,338

Posted By Bill Moore

Gradually we're returning to the Powell Doctrine,...

Gradually we're returning to the Powell Doctrine, which was a doctrine born out history and non-emotional examination of our past adventures where we attempted to impose our way of life on others...

Forum: Middle East

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

It did seem odd that someone apparently pressured...

It did seem odd that someone apparently pressured the UN to withdraw their accusation. The finding may be ultimately prove to be unfounded, but this administration is starting to show a trend of...

Forum: OEF - Afghanistan

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 73

What will our expedition to Afghanistan teach us?

Views: 3,338

Posted By Bill Moore

No issue with any of these, and it seems to me...

No issue with any of these, and it seems to me that if we would have embraced these 3 lessons as principles to guide our foreign policy we would seen very few or no failures with our interventions. ...

Forum: South Asia

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 21

Bangladesh: Secular - v- Islamist?

Views: 5,583

Posted By Bill Moore

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22418379 ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22418379

Riot police battle Islamists in Dhaka Bangladesh

Clearly our stale approach of man hunting individuals is not the way to fight this war. We...

Forum: Europe

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 155

UK military problems & policies

Views: 54,001

Posted By Bill Moore

The big differences between these female warriors...

The big differences between these female warriors and our female activists are they're actually patriotic and serving for a higher cause (not media recognition), they're very fit and capable, and...

Forum: Trigger Puller

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 0

Ranger Training 1942

Views: 523

Posted By Bill Moore

Ranger Training 1942

Excellent series of 9 videos on utube demonstrating practical and extremely tough physical and mental conditioning. Some of the most pragmatic obstacle course training I have seen. Suspect we...

Forum: Europe

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 155

UK military problems & policies

Views: 54,001

Posted By Bill Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmJwqRwFYs ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmJwqRwFYs

While this video comparing U.S. Marine to Royal Marine training is obviously skewed and a bit comical, I still think it is relevant. It points to the...

Forum: Law Enforcement

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 88

How America Lost The War On Drugs

Views: 20,285

Posted By Bill Moore

I suspect this is the tip of the iceberg and it...

I suspect this is the tip of the iceberg and it should be bigger news, but of course media stations that argue that more and more government functions should be privatized will do their best to keep...

Forum: Middle East

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 186

Syria under Bashir Assad: crumbling now?

Views: 15,756

Posted By Bill Moore

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-224093...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22409380

Israeli warplanes 'launch air strike inside Syria'

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/201354434558135.html

Israel confirms...

Forum: OEF - Afghanistan

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 73

What will our expedition to Afghanistan teach us?

Views: 3,338

Posted By Bill Moore

I need more time to reflect on this, but I...

I need more time to reflect on this, but I thought the Army's white paper on the lessons learned over the past decade was way off the mark and mostly a self-serving paper to justify the Army's...

Forum: OEF - Afghanistan

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 6

Patronage and the war in Afghanistan

Views: 1,268

Posted By Bill Moore

Karzai’s Office Gets Bags Full Of C.I.A. Cash ...

Karzai’s Office Gets Bags Full Of C.I.A. Cash

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/world/asia/cia-delivers-cash-to-afghan-leaders-office.html?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0

I guess if we...

Forum: Central Asia

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 97

China's Far West provinces (inc. Tibet)

Views: 35,594

Posted By Bill Moore

This is just the media, but suspect our diplomats...

This is just the media, but suspect our diplomats and intelligence even have less access and understanding of what is actually happening on the ground. Official statements from China are rejected...

Forum: Americas

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 357

Small War in Mexico (merged thread)

Views: 81,884

Posted By Bill Moore

The Mexicans are wisely considering a new...

The Mexicans are wisely considering a new approach to address the threat from the Cartels, but that is making some of our so called experts nervous. The fact remains that the current strategy is not...

Forum: Doctrine & TTPs

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 49

McMaster on war (merged thread)

Views: 18,494

Posted By Bill Moore

Mike, I concur, and I don't disagree with...

Mike,

I concur, and I don't disagree with any of his assertions, but as others have said I think they have to be taken in context. Raiding in some cases may achieve our objectives short of war,...

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