Recommend an Expert (or two)

[John T. Fishel]

Bacevich is a good choice. Why don't you also contact Gian Gentile? For a more subtle form of the argument, GEN (ret) John Abizaid. And our friend Wilf can make a really good argument...

Cheers

JohnT

[slapout9]

1-Colonel Robert C. Jones if he would be available at the time of the conference.

2-John T. Fishel (highly recommend from reading his papers and he is right here at SWC)

3-Tom Odom, (haven't heard from him lately at SWC also)

4-Billy Jack-(just kidding, just kidding)

5-The guy that wrote the book "Contra Cross" can't remember his name?

6-Some of the CIA guys from Operation "Jawbreaker" they have retired in the open and appear to be available for those types of engagements.


PS-How come you don't like Hippie types?

[Old Eagle]

Some of the guys from the McChrystal review. Don't recall who all was on it --
Tony Cordesman and Andrew Exum, I believe. LTG (Ret) Barno from NDU.

[bourbon]

In addition to Prof. Bacevich:

Robert Pape
Charles Pena
Michael Scheuer

[davidbfpo]

Paul Rogers, linked to the UK Bradford University Sch. of Peace Studies and his bio there:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/peace/staff/ac...ssorPaulRogers/

He regularly writes a good column on this: http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.u...thly_briefings

Have a look through Kings of War website.

[Xenophon]

What I am looking for are suggestions of people who we probably could get to sit as experts in a breakout session dealing with this topics (and potentially others that interest them) comprised of serious scholars, soldiers, and government personnel.

I'll assume that you left out Marines completely by accident. Quantico should have quite a few candidates. Dr. Mark Moyar at the Marine Corps University would be a good one.

[Entropy]

In addition to several already mentioned, I would recommend Bernard Finel.