Steve.
Who writes that stuff? The authors I recognized spent their tours in Baghdad in the friendly confines of the Republican Palace.
see also Imperial Life in the Emerald City, but don't buy...
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Rand Studies re Civilian COIN
Steve.
Who writes that stuff? The authors I recognized spent their tours in Baghdad in the friendly confines of the Republican Palace.
see also Imperial Life in the Emerald City, but don't buy...
Clear and Hold, and Build Several Times
Steve,
Apologies for seeming prickly. I agree that it's the contract culture. But like honest politicians, good contractors stay bought and get their job done with a minimum of whining.
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Those contractors again
Steve,
I agree that direct hire govt employees might be more efficient than those awful contractors, of whom I'm one. But the Feds aren't allowed outside the wire without massive security. ...
Civilian Shoe Dropping
Steve and Hugh,
After watching the USG operate in post-conflict situations, I offer that civilian federal government agencies will never be useful sources of the SMEs required to carry out the...