The Era of Living Dangerously

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Nah, more than happy to observe.

Not much to do with small wars (yet), but a very interesting thread never the less.

It really does because it goes to R.C.Jones concept of good government,he is right on the broad concept I have some disagreement on his details. A government to be a government has to have 4 major things. A Currency,An Army and National borders and a Post Office. It needs 4 departments.
1-Deperatment of the Treasury
2-Department of the Army
3-Department of Civil Engineering
4-A Postal service! this is a bigger but most folks don't talk about it.
If get those right the rest will follow.




Small wars are operations undertaken under executive authority, wherein military force is combined with diplomatic pressure in the internal or external affairs of another state whose government is unstable, inadequate, or unsatisfactory for the preservation of life and of such interests as are determined by the foreign policy of our Nation.

-- Small Wars Manual, 1940


Copied from the SWJ Journal cover page, that got it from the Small Wars Manual...Boldness is mine