DeM Banter regarding How Washington Makes Love for War by Justin Logan. Reading the article below from CATO really hit home in an ah-ha moment. It is something I believe many have known for quite sometime but Justin Logan articulates it so simply. It's not so much about General Petraeus or even Paula Broadwell...it is systemic of a much …
A Dangerous Future Of Killer Robots By Tom Malinowski
DeM Banter...and what if the US is beat in this challenge? How does this intertwine with cyber and cyber war? I imagine an EMP might be useful in such a scenario ...wait, that's a whole different issue... Washington Post November 23, 2012 Pg. 23 The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists is controversial, but …
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Leon Panetta Has a Few More Drone Wars Ready to Go BY SPENCER ACKERMAN
DeM Banter: still fascinated by this...as expected, we will expand the use of said asset over countries we are not at war with...next few years should be interesting...especially as other nations bring their programs on line. There once was a time, just last year, when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta thought the U.S. was thisclose to …
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Government Questioned Over Killer Drone Attacks By Deborah Haynes
DeM Banter: more nations look to utilize drones with more questions on engagement, employment, and ethics. London Times November 21, 2012 The Government was under pressure last night to reveal more about its use of armed drones in Afghanistan and to clarify whether British intelligence is used to help the CIA to kill terrorist suspects …
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In Need Of A Superpower By Robert Kagan
DeM Banter: interesting...great SAASS thesis here. There is a need for somebody to do something, so it must be the US. Although the US is tapped out and other nations have made a conscience decision to let their might falter in the belief the the US will always be there. Could this be a possible …
Leadership Freak at this best... in 300 words or less... thank you!
Sequestration Threatens Cuts Everywhere By Darren Samuelsohn
DeM Banter: what could possibly go wrong? Politico.com November 18, 2012 The Pentagon is soaking up most of the attention around the looming budget cuts that would take place at the start of the new year, but there are a host of other national security programs caught up in the fiscal cliff debate, too. Sequestration …
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Honey, I Shrunk The Pentagon By Bill Keller
DeM Banter: let's play "Is This Anything?" Well Dave...what do you think? Paul...nope... I don't know what do you think? New York Times November 19, 2012 Pg. 21 LET’S imagine you are the new secretary of defense, and, wow, has Secretary Panetta left you a full docket. You have to extract more than 60,000 troops …
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Don’t Miss The Greatness…Trust and Empower: DeMarco Banter
Empowerment and trust is something that seems lacking in certain organizations. Trust has to be built and as such takes time and without trust it is difficult to empower. First evaluate your people...can they handle the authority, empowerment, and trust? If you give too much authority too soon...you can literally be setting your folks up …
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If Iran Gets The Bomb By Paul Bracken
DeM Banter: would tend to agree on one point....have we honestly given the situation the intellectual rigor it deserves? Wall Street Journal November 17, 2012 Pg. C3 How would U.S. and Israeli strategists deal with a much riskier Middle East? You don't have to fire a nuclear weapon to gain a strategic advantage from it. …
