Confess that this my first blush with this manual myself. Agree with Gian and Wilf, and in general find it to be way too (hold onto your hat) threat-centric in its approach. Today we can no longer storm ashore on any foreign coast we chose, and simply support the side that closest matches our US interests in the area by force of arms.

Now more than ever we must prioritize the position of the populace of any country where we insert ourselves into the mix. Would love to sit down with Smedley Butler to discuss....