Yes...It opens my mind to differing opinions and I carry them into my projects/tasks.
Yes...It's good to discuss the tough issues we face in Small Wars, and it's opening eyes.
Yes...I'm convinced that policy-makers take time to pause and consider what eminates from here.
Yes and no...I learn a lot, but our audience is limited to ourselves.
No...There is too much inertia and parochialism that keeps folks' minds closed.
As a scenario writer at a CTC, I can tell you that certain things discussed here get presented as training for units going "downrange." If that isn't "making a difference", I don't know what is.
In addition, certain of my own attitudes have been changed, some nearly 180 degrees, directly or indirectly as a result of discussions on this forum.
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