Who are the great generals?

[Schmedlap]

..."if you know yourself and your enemy..."

(not just dribble....diligently trying to create a composite/template of a commander's decision making cycle)

Good point. I would add to understanding his decision making cycle, also knowing how his organization acts upon his decisions (enthusiastically implement, grudgingly comply, passively ignore, undermine, etc). Not all leaders are transformational or even effective. I suspect that is why al-Masri is still alive and why the reward on his head is so low. He definitely doesn't make this list.