Hmmm...

It seems a significant amount of energy was exerted in response to a drive-by character assassination. It was good to see Mr. Kahl chime in and put the lurker in his place. It reminded me of listening to Mr. Kaplan do the same to a few self-inflated SAMS students during a seminar session. That said I think there were a few nuggets to pull from the dialogue that ensued:
1. Expertise is often fleeting and context dependent
2. We should always be cognizant of our/ American cultural blind spot, the never ending search for the singular right answer
3. Valuable contributions to military affairs is not the sole dominion of the maneuver-ist community
4. Love 'em like a brother, but you can always count on Gian to take a poke at the COIN "experts" and challenge conventional wisdom. Keep up the fire.