McMaster on war (merged thread)

[J Wolfsberger]

There was boat loads of evidence the FCS crows chose to ignore. The problem is not the stupidity of FCS. It is the ignoring of the evidence.

If I may quibble, ignoring the evidence is only an implementation of stupidity.

"War is now more complex" is based on choosing to ignore the actual evidence, and to reason their way through what the problem actually may be.

It is more complex because the span of control issue that MarkT cites has already arisen. The issue of tactical responsiveness can be addressed through implementing auftragstaktik, and "two up, two down" communication, etc. (Which, by the way, I believe the Aussies have gone after in a big way.) That, however, requires leadership, trust in subordinates ...

But, then, recognizing that would require people to "... reason their way through what the problem actually may be."