ForeignPolicy.com September 17, 2012 In an exclusive interview with FP, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta sounds off on the U.S. embassy attacks, al Qaeda, and what Americans need to prepare for. In his Pentagon office last Friday evening, a smiling but tired-looking Leon Panetta drank a Sprite on ice and sat for an extensive interview …
Welsh outlines ‘foundational’ missions for AF By Jeff Schogol
View Original Posted : Tuesday Sep 18, 2012 13:43:43 EDT DeM Banter: great stuff...when was the last time we heard senior leaders talk like this? NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force is going back to the basics, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III said Tuesday. Speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air and …
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The ‘Busy’ Trap By TIM KREIDER
View Original / TIM KREIDER DeM Banter: An article passed to me by Linda Poteat. When I first read the article... I could not help but sense Tim was bragging about what a great life he has...but then I harkened back to a post I wrote a while back...No time to think (NT3), and I know--we …
Why Nice Guys Don’t Always Make It to the Top by Aaron Mays
View Original / Stanford GSB DeM Banter: follow up to The Jerks post a while ago. Roger Long passed the article below, seems sound and makes me feel safe is continuing to be a jerk...well, I do believe the concept of being a bit rough around the edges or abrasive is something that has its …
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Airmen In Demand By Jeff Schogol
DeM Banter: Important Article... CSAF Priorities... "Winning the fight, strengthening the team and shaping the future." Quotes from Gen McNabb, McPeak, and Dr Chiabotti... what more could you ask for on a Monday morning! Air Force Times September 24, 2012 Pg. S1 Cover story ISR and mobility roles in Afghanistan, embassy security and other hot …
The Audacity Of Democracy By Akhil Reed Amar
DeM Banter: Are we still audacious? Do we remember our radical roots? Where are the crazy dreamers? Where are the BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) that will keep America on her trajectory of greatness? Los Angeles Times September 16, 2012 Pg. 31 225 years ago, the U.S. Constitution gave birth to a new era of …
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It’s Not About The Video By Ross Douthat
New York Times September 16, 2012 Pg. SR12 DeM Banter: could not agree more...it could not be more NOT about the video...was WWI really about Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria? "Study history , study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft." - Winston Churchill THE greatest mistake to be made right now, with our embassies under assault and crowds chanting anti-American …
Experimentation Is The New Planning by Dave Gray
View Original/Fast Company DeM Banter: To some this is so obvious, yet to others it is the sign of sheer radical and crazy mad behavior. Strategy is huge! Increasingly we justify a lack of strategy with constant change...that is no excuse. As an organization--BIG, small, dominant, or tiny (and buried in a massive bureaucracy) we …
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U.S. Compound In Libya Was ‘Too Far Outside The Wire’ It’s time to drop the rhetoric, defend our interests By Col. Ken Allard
DeM Banter: more to ponder on a Saturday AM....love the quote "wishful thinking and political correctness sometimes trump tough lessons suggested by hard strategic choices and realpolitik." would have to offer...strategic choices do require something of a strategy...not just existing. Washington Times September 13, 2012 Pg. B4 Who is to blame when embassies are overrun …
In Violence Over Anti-Muslim Video, A New World Disorder By Nathan Gardels
DeM Banter: great thought piece...if you agree or not, it should cause you to ponder what this will look like in 6 months, a year...5 years...??? Christian Science Monitor (csmonitor.com) September 14, 2012 Welcome to our new world, where no one is in control – neither the West of its social media nor Arab rulers …
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