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DeM Banter: O'Hanlon is a big thinker...for sure. Not all the proposals below are perfect...but is there any perfection in these cuts...the point is: something must be done, the current trajectory is not sustainable. As a mobility type... I am trying to wrap my mind around swapping crews on carries while deployed. I am sure …
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View Original / William Isaac / Forbes DeM Banter: I ponder this question often...and then quickly go to Bill Isaac's comment in his conclusion...a "more important question is how will we produce the new leaders we so desperately need?" Any thoughts? Where have all the leaders gone? That’s the question I hear everywhere I travel …
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DeM Banter: Victor is firing on all 12 cylinders here. How often we ignore the lessons of history. Before the United States enters Syria, it should consider the lessons of history. There are many reasons why nations lose wars. Sometimes small states are simply overwhelmed by large empires, such as Poland’s fall to Nazi …
DeM Banter: an article passed to me by a friend...I think we both liked the article initially, but the more I read it, the more I have to ask... and?.... What are we going to do about it? I guess.... I am still Wondering Where The Lions Are? ricks.foreignpolicy.com / Thomas E. Ricks / view original As a …
DeM Banter: so many issues with this and when combined with several other issues hitting the press as of late...now blend in the sequester...wow...we get to some hard hitting strategic problems quickly. Yahoo.com May 8, 2013 AP Exclusive Associated Press WASHINGTON-- The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control -- …
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inc.com / view original DeM Banter: great article, please read...I could not agree more, honestly...I did not contribute to the article in any way. DeM comments in italics... Never assume that the conventional wisdom is right. Old ways of operation can be sticky. After all, they have their own built-in constituencies. HUGE: institutional inertia is …
DeM Banter: I know...as a nation, we simply don't like history lessons...but, simply put...we are not smarter than history. Not sure I agree with Walt on his statement...."The 1991 Gulf War and, more recently, Libya and Mali, should be models for Syria." We could argue (as we have) that Desert Storm cost a great deal …
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DeM Banter: We have talked about tough choices here at the m100Group... and this was a choice that was made. The decision CLEARLY limited the US's response options...and the decision was made despite the strategic warnings clamoring across the globe. The lack of training time significantly increases the risk of any involvement of US Air …
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DeM Banter: rough situation...options limited...lines drawn...tired military....limited funds...now what? National Journal May 4, 2013 Syria is testing the idea that nations can't cross the United States. What happens if other countries copy it? The United States can’t bluff. That is the consensus inside the White House on the issuing of “red lines,” including President Obama’s …
DeM Banter: This is the VERY abbreviated version of the article... but I think just looking at the statements helps a great deal...seems we all hear this a lot as of late...probably at work, but if not there... just watch the news. View Original 1: "Don't take this wrong but ..." 2: "I had strong …
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