Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
Why does anyone want to put a level between Strategy and Tactics? Why complicate something with a falsehood?

The Operational Level is a sophistry invented by men unable to comprehend the basics. The conduct of Operations, does not make for an "Operational level" because all levels of command conduct operations!
This is clever indeed. What Mr. Owen is trying to do here is make his point by demeaning the opposition.

You see according to Mr. Owen, if you think there is an operational level of war, then it just isn't that you have a bad idea...no, its much worse: You are too stupid to "comprehend the basics."

If you ask me, that is pretty bold for someone who not only contradicted himself in his own post, but also challenged anyone who saw ends/ways/means as goals/methods/resources to publish it in Infinity Journal, only to find out that the FIRST ARTICLE in the FIRST ISSUE of that journal contained EXACTLY THAT!

I don't usually use the little smiley icons, but
WTF, over?