Strategic Planning Session for our final War Strategy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=389Dk...eature=related
Dilbert and Small Wars
I was impressed with the post by LTC Malevich on the "Dilbertizing" of COIN. However, I think it is actually not Dilbert, but his pointy-haired boss that is the guy behind that graphic. And while LTC Malevich did a nice job pointing out the issues, I think he will have the same impact as Dilbert has in the following cartoon, for very similar reasons.
Vir prudens non contra ventum mingit
The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught. — Sydney J. Harris
Strategic Planning Session for our final War Strategy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=389Dk...eature=related
I'm reminded of a conversation that I had with our BN Civil Affairs guy in April 2003, in Baghdad...
Him: Don't worry. Brigade's CA plan is nested in Division's.
Me: What's Division's plan?
Him: They're waiting for Brigade to think of something.
Me: So is our plan nested in Brigade's?
Him: Kind of. They're waiting for the battalions to think of something, but I can't really do much when our AOR boundaries change twice a day.
Me: Well, at least everyone is on the same sheet of music.
Him: Yeah, they're all making fart noises with their armpits in perfect unison.
Me: I guess we're not redeploying before the fourth of July, huh?
Him: [Laughs water through nose]
I wish we had a weeping emoticon.Originally Posted by Schmedlap
"The status quo is not sustainable. All of DoD needs to be placed in a large bag and thoroughly shaken. Bureaucracy and micromanagement kill."
-- Ken White
"With a plan this complex, nothing can go wrong." -- Schmedlap
"We are unlikely to usefully replicate the insights those unencumbered by a military staff college education might actually have." -- William F. Owen
Green Zone
When I used to hitch a ride down to Baghdad once a month, also in '03, to try and have some face time with someone about the whole situation outside of our Division's AO I was always just kinda stunned and amazed...
I liked Ken's response to you the other day; I paraphrase...'sometimes I think they just need to put all of DOD into a bag and just shake it vigorously'. Sometimes I think we need to add more to the bag than just DOD.
Anyway, Merry Christmas Schmedlap, perhaps Santa will be delivering that CA volunteer paperwork I asked him to give ya
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